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) v4.c30.s2.127

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4-12. Of the twenty-four parts of the height, the plinth (*masūraka*) should be one part and a half; the height of the pillar should be four parts, and that of the entablature one part and a half; the pillar should be two and one fourth parts, and the entablature (*mañcha*) above one part; above that the pillar should be two parts, and the height of the entablature one part; the pillar should be one and three-fourths parts, and the height of the entablature one part; half of that should be the height of the platform (*vedikā*), and the height of the neck (*gala*) one part; the head (*mastaka*) should be two parts and a half, and remainder the height of the finial (*śikhā*); it should be furnished with the side-tower (*karṇa-harmya*), etc., and be decorated with all kinds of ornaments up to the height of the neck: this is called the *Airāvata*.