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The chapter closes with an interesting description of windows, not only for gate-houses, but also for other kinds of buildings, both religious and residential. Windows admit of various patterns represented by the following designations: *nāga-bandha* (snake-band), *valli* (creeper), *gavāksha* (cow’s eye), *kuñjarāksha* (elephant’s eye), *svastika* (cross-shape), *sarvatobhadra* (a special design), *nandyāvarta* (another special design), and *pushpa-bandha* (flower-band). They are decorated with floral and foliated ornaments, as well as with decorative devices in imitation of jewels. The dimensions are mostly left to the discretion of architects with a general direction in regard to the windows for gate-houses.