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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.s30.181

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.s30.181

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ŚIKHĀ—The lower part of the finial, pinnacle or small turret-like termination. Śikhā is the upper part, and Śikhara, the lower: Śikharordhva-śikhottuṅgaṁ stūpī-traya-samaṁ eva cha। Prastarādi-śikhāntaṁ syād gaṇya-mānaṁ pravakshyate। (M. XXXIII. 141, 144, etc).

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