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Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Pure water should be used to wash those Stones that are used as a Material for the Construction of Temples, 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.—Finding of proper types of materials is one of the important aspects for any construction. Indian scriptures state that to procure the stones, the astrologer and the architect should go to mountain and examine the stones. The stone used in the Architecture of a temple should be [e.g., washed in pure water, etc.]. In connection with temple building some specific colours of stones are also recommended.
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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Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.2.191 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Verse 2.23.350 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.11.16 < [Chapter 11 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra’s Birth]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 138 - The Greatness of Śakra Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
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