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Tala System9
The sastras also described acceptable themes for paintings so that the mind dwells on positive thoughts that lead toward the divine:
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9 This drawing is based on the drawing in the following book: Prasanna Kumar Acharya, ed. and trans. Architecture of Manasara, Illustrations of Architectural and Sculptural Objects, Manasara Series: Vol. V (New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1994).

 
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