Nasitorana, Nāsītoraṇa, Nasi-torana: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Temples of Salem region Up to 1336 ADNāsītoraṇa (नासीतोरण).—A type of toraṇa, or “ornamental canopy”;—Nāsītoraṇa is a toraṇa where a prominent nāsī (arch) like motif is carved surmounted by a kīrtimukha. The nāsī may be of different forms. Sometimes, they resemble the arch of a bow or a semicircle or a rainbow or their variants. The two lower ends of the semi-circle often turn outside into volutes. The gāḍha or the central part of the arch may again contain reliefs of various subject matters as noticed in the makara-toraṇa. Of the motifs carved in the gāḍha, the gandharvamukha dominates in number.
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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