Malasthana, Mālāsthāna, Mala-sthana: 1 definition
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Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Google Books: Indian Temple Architecture: Form and TransformationMālāsthāna (मालास्थान), and mālā or “bell”.—Part of the standard pilaster;—These parts are inseparable. The mālāsthāna is a horizontal band, a girdle, the mālā another band decorated with swags of pearls, or some other kind of festoon, as if dangling from the firm belt of the mālāsthāna. These two elements are carved from a single projecting block, usually cuboid, but potentially with any of the usual shapes of cross-section, according to the overall conception of the column form. The element as a whole may be termed the ‘mālāsthāna/māla’.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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