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) v2.c15.s2.1
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) v2.c15.s2.1
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Like the five Græco-Roman orders, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan and Composite, columns in ancient India also were divided into five main orders or classes In the *Mānasāra* ¹ they are called Brahma-kānta². Vishṇu-kānta, Rudra-kānta, Śiva-kānta, and Skanda-kānta. These divisions are based on the general shapes of columns. With respect to dimensions and ornaments the five orders are called Chitra-karṇa. Padma-kānta, Chitra-skambha, Pālikā-stambha, and Kumbhastambha. A sixth variety in the latter division is pilaster and not pillar proper, and is called Koshṭha-stambha and Kudya-stambha ³.
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