Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s21.183
Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s21.183
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At the eight cardinal points of the innermost or the first court the temples of the group of eight deities are built (3-5). The groups of sixteen and thirty-two deities are housed in the second and the third courts respectively (6-7). Between the third and the fifth court is stated to be the Viniyoga (offering)-pavilion (8). The description of the location of temples for each of the deities of these three groups is given (10-119). The temples of the attendant deities of Vishṇu are specified (121-156). The temples and the attendant deities of Gaṇeśa and Kshetrapāla, and also those of Buddha, Jina and all such petty (kshudra) gods are passed over and stated to be built in accordance with the rules of Śāstras (157-166).