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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) v5.c33.s2.12
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| XLIV | First group | Chitra-kaṇṭha class, similar to Roman Doric in proportion ; Whole order of 6 parts comprising : Pedestal 1 part. Base 1 part. Shaft 2 parts. Capital 1 part. Entablature 1 part. Diameter 1/8th height or 1/2 part. |
| | First and third orders | Brahma-kānta of square plan and Rudrakānta of circular or sixteen-sided plan. |
| | Second order | Vishnu-kānta of octagonal plan. |
| | Fifth order | Skanda-kānta of hexagonal plan. |
| | Fourth order | Śiva-kānta of pentagonal plan. |
| XLV | Second group | Padma-kānta class, similar to Ionic order in proportion ; |
| | Third group | Chitra-skambha class, similar to Corinthian order in proportion ; Whole order of 6 parts comprising : Pedestal 1 part. Base 1 part. Shaft 2 parts. Capital 1 part Entablature 1 part Diameter of Padma-kānta 1/9th height. Diameter of Chitra-skambha 1/10th height. |