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A computer screen showing a background wallpaper photo of the Palace of Versailles A wallpaper from fractal. A wallpaper or background (also known as a desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital image (photo, drawing etc.) used as a decorative background of a graphical user interface on the screen of a computer, smartphone or other electronic device.
Wallpapers can come plain as "lining paper" to help cover uneven surfaces and minor wall defects, "textured", plain with a regular repeating pattern design, or with a single non-repeating large design carried over a set of sheets. The smallest wallpaper rectangle that can be tiled to form the whole pattern is known as the pattern repeat.
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]
As per the Thantra-Samuchayam, every sri-kovil should be built either neutral or even-sided. For the unitary temples, the overall height is taken as 13/7 to 2 and 1/8 of the width of the shrine, and categorized into five classes – santhika , purshtika , yayada , achudha , and savakamika – each with increasing height of the temple form.
Raj Mistry or Raj Mistri is a term used in the Indian sub-continent to refer to a person who has mastered his skill in field of construction and also has a knowledge of Vastu and hence is a vastukar. [1] [2] A Rajmistri (master mason) works with an assistant (jogali), who is less skilled and may achieve the status of raj mistri in due time.
Oct. 18—LIVERMORE FALLS — Pat Knowlton started her wallpaper business in her basement nearly 50 years ago with just $50. Now 79 years old, the Livermore Falls woman says she's retiring and ...
Mayamata and Manasara shilpa texts estimated to be in circulation by 5th to 7th century, is a guidebook on Dravidian style of Vastu Shastra design, construction, sculpture and joinery technique. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] Isanasivagurudeva paddhati is another text from the 9th century describing the art of building in India in south and central India.
Windows Spotlight is a feature included with Windows 10 and Windows 11 which downloads images and advertisements from Bing and displays them as background wallpapers on the lock screen. In 2017, Microsoft began adding location information for many of the photographs.