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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Google Books: The Book of Hindu Imagery: Gods, Manifestations and Their Meaning

Balibera—(group of Hindu temple imagery)—Images which accept sacrifices; hexagonal pedestal or seat.

Source: Red Zambala: Hindu Icons and Symbols | Introduction

Balibera (बलिबेर, “bali image”).—Icon used for the daily bali offerings in the courtyard of the temple. The compound Balibera is composed of the Sanskrit words Bali (‘offering’) and Bera (‘image’ or ‘icon’).

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)

Balibera (बलिबेर) refers to a process of iconographic worship carried out in a Hindu temple.—In addition to the worship of the dhruva-bera in a temple, there are other images worshipped in the temple. They are the dhruvārcā (the chief deity where the various abulations and rituals are carried out directly to the image), the utsava-bera (for festival occasions), snāpanabera (for special ablutions), and bali-bera (to which sacrifices for the subsidiary devas are offered).

Source: Shodhganga: Vaisnava Agamas And Visnu Images

Balibera (बलिबेर) refers to a classification of icons, as defined in treatises such as the Pāñcarātra, Pādmasaṃhitā and Vaikhānasa-āgamas, extensively dealing with the technical features of temple art, iconography and architecture in Vaishnavism.—The Balibera, equal in size to that of the height of face of the Dhruvabera i.e. one tāla proportionate to the latter, should not be made of stone and wood and it must be of metal as Calabera (movable icon).

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Partial matches: Bera, Bali.

Full-text: Bera, Snapanabera, Dhruvarca, Pancabera, Cala.

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