Talamana

Talamana (Sanskrit: tāla māna) is a traditional system of Indian iconometry based on the Shilpa Shastras which uses certain measurements and proportions in creating temple icons and images.

References

• Siromoney, Gift; M. Bagavandas, S.Govindaraju (1980). "An iconometric study of Pallava sculptures". Kalakshetra Quarterly 3 (2): 7–15. http://www.cmi.ac.in/gift/Iconometry/icon_pallavasculpture.htm. 
• Kramrisch, Stella; Raymond Burnier (1976). The Hindu Temple. Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. pp. 309. ISBN 9788120802247. http://books.google.com/?id=8-aS52MgIkMC&pg=PA309. 
• Wangu, Madhu Bazaz (2003-01-01). Images of Indian Goddesses: Myths, Meanings and Models. Abhinav Publications. pp. 72. ISBN 9788170174165. http://books.google.com/?id=k8y-vKtqCmIC&pg=PA72. 
• Gopinatha Rao, T. A (1920). Talamana, or, Iconometry : being a concise account of the measurements of Hindu images as given in the Agamas and other authoritative works, with illustrative drawings. Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of India ; no. 3. Calcutta: Supt. Govt. Print..