Hindu Temple Spire Design Principle Concentric Circles Squares Vastu Purusa Mandala Without Label
The design principle of Hindu temples extensively uses circles and squares - both in their horizontal layout and vertical spire design. This is almost universal in ancient Hindu temples found in India, as well outside South Asia. Designs that use harmonic ratios other that perfect square and circle are known, but these too are precise mathematical series and ratios embedding squares and circles inside rectangles (1:2, 1:3, 2:3, 2:5, etc). For spires rising towards the sky, above the Brahma padas of Hindu temples, concentric turning-square geometric principles are very common (shown). This is both a structural design derivation as well as representative of philosophical beliefs of Hindus. These are described in ancient Sanskrit texts called Vastu sastras (science of dwelling) - the source o...
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