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Originating in ancient India, Vastu Shastra (Sanskrit: वास्तु शास्त्र, vāstu śāstra – literally "science of architecture" [2]) is a traditional Hindu system of architecture [3] [4] based on ancient texts that describe principles of design, layout, measurements, ground preparation, space arrangement, and spatial geometry. [5]
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Mandala means circle, Purusha is universal essence at the core of Hindu tradition, while Vastu means the dwelling structure. [48] The Vastu-purusha-mandala is a yantra, [32] a design laying out a Hindu temple in a symmetrical, self-repeating structure derived from central beliefs, myths, cardinality and mathematical principles.
These include the Brihat Samhita (chapters 53, 56–58 and 79), the Manasara Shilpa Sastra, the Mayamata Vastu Sastra with commentaries in Telugu and Tamil, the Puranas (for example, chapters 42–62 and 104–106 of Agni Purana, chapter 7 of Brahmanda Purana) and the Hindu Agamas. [11]
A new design, with some changes from the original, was prepared by the Sompuras in 2020, [74] per the Hindu texts, the Vastu shastra and the Shilpa shastras. [75] The temple will be 250 feet (76 m) wide, 380 feet (120 m) long and 161 feet (49 m) high. [76] Upon completion, the temple complex became the world's third largest Hindu temple. [74]
Pancha Bhuta (/pəɲt͡ʃəbʱuːt̪ᵊ/ ,Sanskrit: पञ्चभूत; pañca bhūta), five elements, is a group of five basic elements, which, in Hinduism, is the basis of all cosmic creation. [1]
This is achieved through a cosmic diagram (the vastu purusha mandala in Hindu temple architecture), which is used to ritually trace a hierarchy of deities on the ground where a new temple is to be built. [14] Indeed, the ground plans of many Indian temples are themselves in the form of a rectilinear abstract mandala pattern. [15]
Gate of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya In its recent modernisation programme (2008), the museum created 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m 2 ) space for installation of five new galleries, a conservation studio, a visiting exhibition gallery and a seminar room, in the East Wing of the museum. [ 1 ]