Gajarimurti, Gajārimūrti, Gajari-murti: 1 definition
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (shilpa)Gajārimūrti (गजारिमूर्ति) or simply Gajāri refers to one of the twenty-eighth forms (mūrti) of Śiva mentioned in the Vātulāgama: twenty-eighth among the Siddhāntaśaivāgama. The forms of Śiva (e.g., Gajāri-mūrti) are established through a process known as Sādākhya, described as a five-fold process of creation.
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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