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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.s9.18
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30-33. The thrones, the crocodile arches, the ornamental trees (*kalpa-vṛiksha*) and the open shed (*mukta-prapāṅga*) should be constructed of wood, stone, and brick, and other materials; it should be made (strong and) all the more beautiful with gems, with some special kind of metal (iron) profusely employed on many parts, and also by partitioning the walls (*sāla*).