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iconometry

rules determining proportions of images and buildings

the idal (Tamil: ஐதழ்) has the form of the calyx of a flower of lotus and is a part of the bulbous capital of the pillar (cf. stambha)

The lower part of the chariot (ter) is made of a special kind of wood of a tree of the family Bassia (illupai, Tamil: இலுப்பை).