Vastu Sastra Vol.-i Hindu Science Of Architecture : Shukla, D. N.
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The pages were yellowed, foxed with brown spots. Some pages bore the ghostly watermark of a library stamp from the Asiatic Society. The text was interspersed with intricate line drawings: the Vastu Purusha Mandala —the metaphysical grid of a building's spirit.
by. Shukla, D. N. Publication date 1961 Topics Banasthali Collection digitallibraryindia; JaiGyan Language Sanskrit Item Size 576. Internet Archive
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