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.c16.289
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.c16.289
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The peculiarities of the Nāgara style, except in one or two rather unessential points, would correspond to these details of "Northern or Indo-Aryan style." The *Amala* or *Amalaka śilā* is not mentioned in the *Mānasāra* under this appellation; but the *mūrdhni-ishṭakā* (brick at the top) seems to serve the same purpose as the *Amala-śilā*. The *kalaśa* or dome, *śikhā* and *śikhara*, are the distinguishing features of the style found also in the *Mānasāra* in addition to the square shape.