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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.s9.212

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.s9.212

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(1) Mānasāra (chap. xlviii. 1-77) : The name of the chapter is Kalpa-vṛiksha, which literally means 'a tree yielding all wishes, or, in other words, an all-productive tree. This tree is used as an ornament of the throne of gods and kings (lines 1-2). Such a tree is made above the throne and the arch, as well as at the middle of the length of the throne (4-5). It is also constructed inside the Mukta-prapāṅga or an open courtyard, the Maṇḍapa or a pavilion, and the Royal palace (68-69). Beyond the front of the ornamental tree, there should be represented a yard where the votaries of gods and kings are seated in the pose of praising and worshipping them (70-75).

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