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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.c8.96

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.c8.96

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### [v1.c8.96](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8.96)

PĪTHE—"The architect who knows the rules of Viśvakarman (the architect of the gods, also means one who knows how to execute every kind of work), planned, designed and executed all the buildings, the temple of Śiva together with that cloister (maṭha) with wonderful floors (bhūmika), the hall of study (vyākhyāna-śālā), and laid out that long line of gardens in two rows (adjoining) Śambhu's temple," (A.D. 1155-6). (Bhera-ghat Inscrip. of Alhanadevi, v. 36, 27, 18, Ep. Ind. vol. II. pp. 13, 17, 9).

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## Cites (1)

- [Bhera-Ghat Stone Inscription of the Queen Alhanadevi. The \[Chedi\] Year 907](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.central.kalacuri.bhera-ghat-stone-inscription-of-the-queen-alhanadevi-the) — Sanskrit

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