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Motif Vocabulary.

The motifs come from a vocabulary the subcontinent has been refining for two thousand years. Naming the school reduces the work to a label — and labels travel poorly. We show the geometry, the construction, and the family, and let the rest be recognised.

• 01

  radial family

  Twelve-fold rotational star · radial extruded petals · doubled outline

• 02

  radial family

  Single-axis spiral · counter-curl tail · concentric inner detail

• 03

  radial family

  Six-fold rosette · two-tier petals · open center · gold dotwork ring

• 04

  orbital family

  Logarithmic spiral · inset tighter spiral · wave terminator

• 05

  rhythmic family

  7×7 dotwork field · density gradient · soft-fade edges

• 06

  woven family

  Eight-by-eight square weave · alternating over-under · brass hairline

• 07

  rhythmic family

  Twelve-arm radial dot rhythm · outer cluster · inner echo

• 08

  concentric family

  Five concentric rotated squares · dot-marked corners · saffron core

• 09

  radial family

  Eight-fold radial leaf rosette · inner-outer dual ring · tip-dotted