[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [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)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927) › v1.c8.46 # 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.c8.46 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.c8.46 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c8.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8.46) CHAṆḌI-ŚIVA—The architect of the Harsha temple, “the famed son of Virabhadra, omniscient, like Viśvakarman, in the art (or science) of building houses (Vāstuvidyā)....He built this delightful house of Śaṁkara with its chapels (maṇḍapa), the beautiful porch (toraṇa) which contains all the gods, like a portion of heaven made by the Creator himself.” - [Previous: v1.c8.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8.45) - [Next: v1.c8.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8.47) - [Up: v1.c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8.46) · Pramāṇa