Agama and Temple architecture The Agama literature includes the Shilpa- Shastra, which covers architecture and iconography. The aspects of temple construction are dealt in Devalaya Vastu; and,  Prathima deals with the iconography. Sometimes, the term Shipa is also used to denote the art of sculpting; but , here Shipa refers to the practice of the … Continue reading Temple Architecture-Devalaya Vastu –Part One (1 of 9)