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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Snow is associated with the Winter Season, which follows specific guidelines of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa gives some instructions to make the picture of every season beautiful and natural. The winter season (śiśira) should be depicted through the picture having pleased crows and elephants and a person shivering in cold. According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa the picture should contain horizon filled with snow. [...] Thus, the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa addresses various elements of nature, such as snow in the winter season, since painting has much connection with time, mood and activity.
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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Starts with (+1): Snow azalea, Snow banana, Snow buckwheat, Snow flake tree, Snow on the mountain, Snow pea, Snow trillium, Snow tussock, Snow wild buckwheat, Snow-heather, Snowball plant, Snowball sand verbena, Snowball tree, Snowberry, Snowberry tree, Snowbrush ceanothus, Snowdon lily, Snowdrop, Snowflake, Snowpeaks raspberry.
Full-text (+505): Hima, Himani, Tuhina, Praleya, Tushara, Taushara, Himasamhati, Himapata, Bhasmatula, Barapha, Himahati, Himasruti, Mihika, Himavritta, Himabha, Khavashpa, Tusharapata, Hema, Baraphi, Haimavata.
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