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Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Sixteen pillars should support the Maṇḍapas (“pavilion”) of the Hindu Temple, according to Puranic lore such as the Garuḍapurāṇa and Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Maṇḍapa means the pavilion of a temple. The height of the maṇḍapa is fixed with nine tāla according to the Mayamata. [...] According to the Garuḍapurāṇa, the measurement of a maṇḍapa should be ten or twelve cubits and the maṇḍapa should be supported by sixteen pillars.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
9. Mandapas (halls, porches) < [Chapter 3 - Architecture in the Puranas]
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Madavarayan mandapa < [Chapter 4]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 43 - The Festival of the Swing < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 83 - Greatness of Yogeśvarī (Yoga-īśvarī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 23 - Installation of Someśvara (Soma-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
5. Different Parts of a Temple < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Punjai < [Chapter VI - Temples of Aditya II’s Time]
The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
2.2. One-shrine temples < [Chapter 4 - The Architectural forms of Temples]