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.s24.159
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.s24.159
- Language
- English
v1.c6.s24.159
(cf. Prākāra and Parivārālaya) each crowned by a śikhara or spire."
"The inner façade of the cloister or bhaṁti (Skr. bhrama) is interrupted only by the three small temples mentioned above, by the large entrance porch on the east, and by smaller entrances on the north and south near the east end. The corridor (alinda) is about nine feet wide all round and is raised by four steps above the level of the court."
"The entrance porch on the east projects considerably and is flanked inside by stairs, in line with the bhaṁti (bhrama) on each side . . . . . "