Fractal geometry as the synthesis of Hindu cosmology in Kandariya Mahadev temple, Khajuraho

Iasef Md Rian; Jin Ho Park; Hyung Uk Ahn; Dongkuk Chang

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.028

Fractal geometry as the synthesis of Hindu cosmology in Kandariya Mahadev temple, Khajuraho

Iasef Md Rian, Jin Ho Park^*, Hyung Uk Ahn, Dongkuk Chang

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The underlying relationship between Hindu cosmology and fractal theory is manifested in Hindu temple where fractal geometry acts as the language. This paper has analyzed the Kandariya Mahadev temple at Khajuraho as the paradigm of Hindu temples with regard to fractal geometry and describes the syntheses of fractal features of the temple from the Hindu cosmology and philosophy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4093-4107
Number of pages	15
Journal	Building and Environment
Volume	42
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.028
Publication status	Published - Dec 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cosmic energy
Degree of details
Fractal dimension
Iteration
Self-similar repetitions
Vastu Purusha Mandala

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