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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.s9.332

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.s9.332

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KUÑJARA—A type of building which is shaped like the elephant's back, is 16 cubits long and broad at the bottom, and has a roof with three dormer-windows.
(1) Bṛihat-saṁhitā (LVI. 25, J. R. A. S., N. S., vol. VI. p. 319).
(2) Matsya-Purāṇa (chap. 269, v. 36, 41, 49, 53, see under Prāsāda).
(3) Bhavishya-Purāṇa (chap. 130, v. 32, see under Prāsāda).

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