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.s3.98
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.s3.98
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5-9. Of the twenty parts of the breadth the pinnacle (*kūṭa*) should be one part; the central hall (*madhya-śālā*) should be six parts, and the corridor (*antarālaka*) equal to that; inside that (central hall) it should be decorated with small halls (*kshudra-śālā*) of two parts each. At their sides should be constructed chains (*hārā*) of two parts each; the rest should be constructed as before: this is called the *Saura-kānta*.