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In Chapter XLIII cars and chariots for the ceremonial and ordinary use of Gods, Brahmans and Kings, as well as for war and other purposes, are treated with all architectural details. Their wheels, storeys, pinnacles, etc., and the shapes, dimensions, ornaments, and mouldings are described in detail. They are once classified under the four main styles, namely the *Nāgara* (square), *Drāviḍa* (octagonal), *Vesara* (circular, i.e. round) and *Kāliṅga* (hexagonal). Then with regard to the number of porticos (*bhadra*) and other features they are classified as *nabhasvān-bhadraka*, *prabhañjana-bhadraka*, *nivāta-bhadraka*, *pavana-bhadraka*, *prishada-bhadraka*, *chandraka-bhadraka* and *anila-bhadraka*.