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.s12.5
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) v5.c33.s12.5
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| | Fourth type | Karaṇḍa, of peacock's beak-like plan, decorated with various ornaments, for inferior gods, for female deities (Durgā, Earth-goddess, Kaumārī, Lakshmī, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī, etc.), for mythical beings (Yakshas, Vidyādharas, Gandarvas, Kinnaras, Rākshasas, Nigrahas etc.), for Dauvārika, Sugrīva, Pushpadanta, for Garuḍa and for the Chakravartin, Narendra, Mahendra and other classes of kings. |
| | Fifth type | Śirastraka, of bubble plan, decorated with various ornaments and gold pieces, for the Pārshṇika class of kings. |
| | Seventh type | Keśabandha, of triangular plan, decorated with various ornaments, for the goddesses, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī, Durgā, Lakshmī, and for the Adhirāja and Narendra classes of kings and their queens. |
| | Eighth type | Dhammilla, of creeper plan, decorated with various ornaments, for the queens of the Pārshṇika, Paṭṭadhara, Maṇḍaleśa and Paṭṭabhāj classes of kings. |
| | Ninth type | Alaka, of ear-like plan, decorated with various ornaments, for Bhairavī, and for the queens of the Prāhāraka and Astragrāha classes of kings. |
| | Tenth type | Chūḍaka, of cock's crest-like plan, decorated with various ornaments, for the queens of the Prāhāraka and Astragrāha classes of kings. |
| | Eleventh type | Mukuṭa, of triangular plan, marked with the crescent moon and the sun, decorated with various ornaments and gold pieces, for Brahmā, Rudra, Nārāyaṇa, Śiva, Vishṇu, for inferior gods (Dauvārika, etc.), for Manaunmādinī and all other female deities, for the Chakravartin and other classes of kings, for the queens of Chakravartin, Pārshṇika, Paṭṭadhara, Maṇḍaleśa and Paṭṭabhāj kings. |
| | Twelfth type | Patra-paṭṭa, of ploughshare shape, decorated with various ornaments and gold pieces, for the Paṭṭadhara class of kings. |
| | Thirteenth type | Ratna-paṭṭa, of ploughshare shape, marked with the nine gems and decorated with various ornaments and gold pieces, for Pārshṇika and Maṇḍaleśa kings. |