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.c7.286
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.c7.286
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This is a work on architectural disposition of houses, palaces, temples, etc., and the rite to be performed at their inauguration, by Maṇḍana, an architect in the employ of king Kumbhakarṇa of Medapāṭi (and the husband of Mārābai). According to Tod, "the king Kumbha, who had a taste for arts and built many temples and strongholds, ruled over the country of Mewāra from 1419 to 1469 A. D." (Bhandarkar's Report, 1882-83, p. 37).