[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [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)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927) › v4.c30.s2.78 # 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.s2.78 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) v4.c30.s2.78 - **Language:** English ### [v4.c30.s2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v4.c30.s2.78) 32-38. The \*Kamalāṅga\* is described here: there should be twenty-four divisions on its height and it should resemble the shape of the \*Śrīkānta\*; it should have windows all over but it should be without any side-tower; it should be furnished with various platforms (\*vedikā\*) and be decorated with various pillars; at its four quarters, doors should be constructed with mixed (various) materials; the wall (\*kudya\*) should be erected from the base, and above that should be furnished the pillar; it should be decorated with all ornaments; (thus) is described the \*Kamalāṅga\* (type of three-storeyed buildings). - [Previous: v4.c30.s2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v4.c30.s2.77) - [Next: v4.c30.s2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v4.c30.s2.79) - [Up: v4.c30.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v4.c30.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v4.c30.s2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v4.c30.s2.78) · Pramāṇa