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) v5.c33.s12.29

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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| | Pīṭha (general) | Erected both independently of the Liṅga and as a component part thereof and conforming to the shape of the Liṅga, but of a different material; installed both inside and outside the main temple, in the central plot (*Brahma-pīṭha*) of villages and the palaces, on the top of a mountain and the bank of a river, etc., on the fifty-one sacred spots (*Pīṭha-sthāna*), of white colour for the Brahmans, of red colour for the Kshatriyas, of yellow colour for the Vaiśyas, and of black colour for the Śūdras. |
| | First type | Bhadrapīṭha, with its characteristic features. |
| | Second type | Śrībhadra, with its characteristic features. |
| | Third type | Śriviśāla, with its characteristic features. |
| | Fourth type | Upapīṭha, with its characteristic features. |
| | Fifth type | Nāgara, with its characteristic features and quadrangular form. |
| | Sixth type | Drāviḍa, with its characteristic features and octagonal form. |
| | Seventh type | Vesara, with its characteristic features and round form. |
| | Eighth type | Āndhra, with its characteristic features and hexagonal form. |