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	The Hindu Temple (Set In 2 Vols.) by Stella Kramrisch
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The two -volumes work explains in detail the religious and spiritual significance of the temple by meams of copious references to sanskrit texts- both sacred and scientific. it depicts the Hindu Temple as not merely a heap of brick, stone or wood but a visible symbol of aspirations of pious men and women, the throbbings of thirr heart in riligious fervor and their endeavour for the attainment of salvation.The first four part of the Work are devoted to the philosophy of temple architecture. part V deals with the origin and development of the temple from the Vedic fire alters to the latest forms . Part VI discusses the pyramidal and curvilinear superstructure in the main varieties of the sikhara. the sikhara enmeshed with the Gavaksas and the composite sukhara. part VII describes the proportional measurements and the rhythmic disposition of the garbha-grha and the vertical section. It discusses the proportions of the Mandapa and the types of temples described inf ancient Sanskrit texts like the Brhatsamhita and the Samarangana Sutradhara. The most comprehensive and authoritative treatise of ancient Indian temple Architecture will prove of immense hilp to the students of ancient Indian culture.