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Physical Attributes Facet
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Design Elements (hierarchy name)
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design elements (attributes)
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motifs
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āmalasāraka
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amṛta-ghaṭa
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ardhadarpaṇa
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ardharatna
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bakula (motif)
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braids (motifs)
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cabochons (design motifs)
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caitya-gavākṣa
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cakra (motif)
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candelabrum (motifs)
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chakras (motifs)
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channavīra
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chatra
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chintamani
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clasps (motifs)
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combs (motifs)
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compass roses
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coquillage
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crosses (motifs)
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aiguise crosses
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ankhs
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avellan crosses
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Celtic crosses (design motif)
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chi-rhos
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cross-crosslets
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crosses bottony
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crosses étoilées
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crosses flory
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crosses fusilee
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crosses of Lorraine
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crosses of Toulouse
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crosses paty
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crosses pommy
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crosses potent
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crosses rayonnée
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crosses recercely
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fylfots (cross motifs)
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graded crosses
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Greek crosses (motifs)
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heraldic crosses (motifs)
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Jerusalem crosses
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Latin crosses (crosses)
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Lazarus crosses
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Maltese crosses (motif)
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monogram crosses
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Orthodox crosses
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papal crosses
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patriarchal crosses
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Saint Andrew's crosses
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tau crosses
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wheel crosses (four-spoke crosses)
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cūlā
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darpaṇa
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dharmacakra
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drolleries
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earrings (motifs)
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ehecacozcatl (motif)
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ewer (motifs)
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fetters (motifs)
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<figure- and animal-derived motifs>
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abhiṣēka-Lakṣmī (motif)
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aegricanes
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armorial supporters
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bāla-vidyādhara
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birds (motifs)
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bucrania
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cakravāka
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dvi-aṅga
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elibelinde
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eyes (motifs)
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gajākrānta-siṁha
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gajamukha
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gajamuṇḍa
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gajapaṭṭī
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gajatālu
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gajavyāla
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gaṇa (motif)
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gandharvamukha
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garuḍa (motif)
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grāsa
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grāsamukha
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haṁsa
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haṁsamithuna
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haṁsayugma
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hastinī
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īhāmṛga
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indexes (motifs)
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jambhaka
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kacchapa
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kari-kumbha-vidārī
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karimakara
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khamsa
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kinnarīvaktra
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kuñjarākṣa
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kūrma
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lion's head (motif)
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makara
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makara-vāhini
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mālādhara
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mālā-vidyādhara
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mascarons
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mātaṅga-nakra
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matsyacakra
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mayūra
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mithuna
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monster's feet (motif)
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phalluses
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putti (motifs)
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scorpions (motifs)
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siṁha
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siṁha-lalāṭa
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siṁhamukha
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siṁhamukha-tōraṇa
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siṁhaśikha
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siṁhōtsēdha-śikhā
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tlacuahcualloh (with skulls and bones)
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vṛṣavaktra
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vyālamukha
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wolf's mouth (motif)
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fillets (motifs)
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mahāpīṭha
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gadā (motif)
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gagāraka
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geometric motifs
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chevrons (motifs)
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cinquefoils
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dots
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interlocking circles
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kosthas
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lozenges
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mandalas
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multifoils
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quatrefoils
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trefoils (geometric motifs)
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triquetras
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yantras
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ghaṇṭāmālā
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glories
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halos (glories)
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mandorlas
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prabhāvalī
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gōmutrikā
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Gōnētra
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grāsakīṅkaṇikā
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grāsakiṅkiṇikā
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grāsamālā
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grāsapaṭṭaka
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grīvādēvatās
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grotesques
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güls
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aina güls
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ashik güls
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chemche güls
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dyrnak güls
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Memling güls
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tekke güls
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hairbands (motifs)
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hearts (motifs)
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flaming hearts
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pierced hearts
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heraldic motifs
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crests (motifs)
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heraldic crosses (motifs)
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induśālikā
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jālamālā
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jalapatra
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jaṭājūṭa
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jaṭāmukuṭa
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kadalipuṣpa
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kaikalaks
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karṇakuṇḍala
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kiṅkiṇi
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kīrttimukhas
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knots (motifs)
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Solomon's knots
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Tibetan knots (motifs)
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kōṇapaṭṭa
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kūṭākāra
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kūṭastambha
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labyrinths (motifs)
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lakuṭa
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lambana
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latāpatra
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linenfold
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lingams (motifs)
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maṇipadaka
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maṇipaṭṭī
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mañjarī
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mēṣavyāla
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<motifs for books>
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drawer handles
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Oxford corners
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muktādāma
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muktāgrāsa
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muktājāla
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muktāpadma
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muktāvali
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muktā-varāla
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mukula
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mukuṭa
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musala
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nāga (motif)
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nāgabandha
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nāgacakra
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nāgapāśa
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nāgāyudha
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nandyāvarta
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natural element motifs
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ardhapadma
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aṣṭāpada (motif)
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candramaṇḍala
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crescents (motifs)
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flames
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half moons (motifs)
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kalikā
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kalpadruma
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kalpalatā
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kalpataru
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kalpavalli
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kaṅkaṇapatra
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maṇibandha
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padmadala
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rising suns
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snowflakes
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śrīvṛkṣa
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stars (motifs)
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sunbursts
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tālapatra
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utpala
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navanidhis
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nidhighaṭa
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nidhikalaśa
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padmajāla
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pañcāgnitapas
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pañcamaṅgala
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pañjara
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kapōtapañjara
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ki ivātal
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kōṣṭha-pañjara
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kṣudrapañjara
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nāsipañjara
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nīḍa
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paraśu
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paricārikā
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paterae (motifs)
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patra
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plant-derived motifs
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acanthus (motif)
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āmralumbī
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aṅkura
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anthemion
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ballflower
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bellflower (motif)
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boteh
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burdock (motif)
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campaka
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carnation (motif)
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crabstock
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crocket
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festoon (motif)
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fleur-de-lis (motif)
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fleuron (motifs)
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flower (motif)
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foliage (motif)
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honeysuckle (motif)
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husk (motif)
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koru (motif)
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kuḍamala
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lotus (motif)
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oak leaf (motif)
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paisley
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palmette (motif)
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patralatā
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pineapple (motif)
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printer's flower
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rosette (motif)
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tree of life (general motif)
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Tudor flower
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Tudor rose
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vanalatā
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vanamālā
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vījapūraka
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water leaf (motif)
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Zwiebelmuster
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prabhāmaṇḍala
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pramatha-vallī
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pūrṇaghaṭa
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pūrṇakalaśa
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pūrṇa-kamala
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pūrṇakumbha
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puṣpa
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puṣpapatra
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puṣparatna
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puṣpa-tōraṇa
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puṣpavallī
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quodlibet
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ratna
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ratnapaṭṭa
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ratnāvali
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ribbonwork (motif)
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ropework (motif)
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ṛṣi
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rūpa
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sahasradala-kamala
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sahasrakūṭa
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śālabhañjikā
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sālmali
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Saṁvaraṇā
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sandıklı (motif)
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śaṅkha
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śaṅkhanidhi
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śaṅkhāvarta
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sarvatōbhadrikā
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śatadala-kamala
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scrolls (motifs)
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C-scrolls
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leaf scrolls
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S-scrolls
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serpentiforms (motifs)
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shields (motifs)
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shou
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siṁhapañjara
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singerie
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Affenkapelle
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S-motifs
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staffs of Asclepius
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stambha-tōraṇa
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śūla
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suparṇa
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suparṇa-mithuna
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tamāla
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tamālapatra
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tetraskelions
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swastikas
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trifid
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triskelions
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triśula (motif)
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trumpet spirals
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udīcyavēṣa
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vajra
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vajrabandha
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valli
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vallī-khaṇḍa
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vallī-maṇḍala
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vandanamālā
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vṛttasphuṭita
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stambhapañjara
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whiplash curves
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yaṣṭi
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yonis (motifs)
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zodiac symbols
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Aquarius symbols
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Aries symbols
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Cancer symbols
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Capricorn symbols
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Gemini symbols
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Leo symbols
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Libra symbols
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Pisces symbols
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Sagittarius symbols
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Scorpio symbols
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Taurus symbols
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Virgo symbols
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