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The toraṇa or arch is an ornament (bhūshaṇa) for all kinds of thrones (line 1), as well as for temples and royal palaces (30). These arches admit of various forms. They may be circular, semi-circular, triangular (?hexagonal, tri-yugma), bow-shaped or of any other desirable forms (31-32, 33-36). The directions for making these arches as well as the measurements of their different parts are given in detail (3-29, 45-76). With regard to ornaments and decorations, arches are divided into four kinds, technically called Patra-toraṇa (leaf-arch), Pushpa-toraṇa (flower-arch), Ratna-toraṇa jewelled arch), and Chrita-toraṇa (ornamental-arch) (37-38).