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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.s2.19

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.s2.19

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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| Ll | First type | Joint between horizontal and vertical pieces on the middle of the latter. |
| | Second type | Nandyāvarta order. |
| | Third type | Sarvatobhadra order. |
| | Fourth type | Svastika order. |
| | Fifth type | Malla-bandha (A) or Nalyed joint. |
| | Sixth type | Malla-bandha (B) or Scarfed joint. |
| | Seventh type | Mahāvṛitta joint of Mesha-yuddha type. |
| | Eighth type | Mesha-yuddha or Mortise and Tenon joint. |
| | Ninth type | Śūkara-ghrāṇa joint. |
| | Tenth type | Joints in frieze. |
| | | *Not illustrated* |
| | Eleventh type | Malla-bandha joint between two pieces of wood looking like two wrestlers wrestling against each other. |
| | Twelfth type | Brahma-rāja joint between three and four pieces of wood having four heads like the four-headed deity Brahmā. |
| | Thirteenth type | Veṇu-parva joint between five pieces of bamboos. |
| | Fourteenth type | Pūga-parva joint between six pieces of wood like areca or betel-nut joints. |