The Sanskrit term Viṣṇupratimā can be transliterated into English as Visnupratima or Vishnupratima, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Google Books: Papers on Art and Epigraphy

Viṣṇupratimā (विष्णुप्रतिमा) refers to the “Viṣṇu class of images”, as discussed in the Saudhikāgama: an unpublished Sanskrit text of encyclopaedic nature on Orissan temple architecture, town planning and iconography comprising about 4457 verses divided into nine chapters.—In the fourth chapter he expounds the Gaṇapatipratimā-lakṣaṇa. Chapter five is devoted to the explanation of the Śaivapratimā-lakṣaṇa, nṛtyamūrtis and bhairavamūrtis, chapter six to Viṣṇupratimā-lakṣaṇa, and chapter seven to Sūryarahasya. Chapter eight concerns the Śaktirahasya (i.e., the Navadurgārahasya, Daśamahāvidyārahasya and Saptamātṛkārahasya) and their pañjaras. The last chapter consists of a description of the gaṇamūrtis.

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)

Viṣṇupratimā (विष्णुप्रतिमा) refers to the iconographic details of Viṣṇu, one of the twelve Lords of the months (māsādhipatis), as discussed in chapter 22 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—Description of the chapter [keśavādi-pratimālakṣaṇa-paṭala]: The twelve mūrtis are called māsādhipatis, “the Lords of the months”—and their origins are traced to the four vyūhas (1-2). The iconography of the māsa-adhipati is described. [e.g., Viṣṇupratimā (9-10a)] [...] In each case, their wives should be shown holding a lotus and viṇā (23-24a).

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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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Partial matches: Vishnu, Pratima.

Starts with: Vishnupratimasamprokshanavidhi.

Full-text: Vishnupratimasamprokshanavidhi, Ganapatipratima, Bhairavamurti, Saptamatrikarahasya, Shaivapratima, Suryarahasya, Navadurgarahasya, Ganamurti, Nrityamurti, Shaktirahasya, Dashamahavidyarahasya.

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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)

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