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.s2.23
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.s2.23
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| Plate no. | Figures | Description |
| | Porches | Several varieties. |
| | Domes | Several varieties. |
| | Dome-nails | Several varieties. |
| | Three main styles | Nāgara, Vesara, Drāvida : depending on the shape of upper portions. |
| | Three groups | Śuddha, Miśra, Saṁkīrṇa : depending on materials. |
| | Four classes | Jāti, Chhanda, Vikalpa, Ābhāsa. : depending on units of measurement. |
| | Three postures | Sthānaka, Asāna, Śayana : depending on postures of images in case of temples. |
| | Three standards | Saṁchita, Asaṁchita, Apasaṁchita : depending on height, breadth, or length as the regulator of the whole structure. |
| | Three sexes | Puṁliṅga or masculine, Strīliṅga or feminine, Napuṁsaka or neuter : depending on equiangular or rectangular shape, but in case of temples on the sexes of the deities in addition to shapes. |
| | Five shapes | Square, octagonal, oval, round, circular. |
| | Three sizes | Large, intermediate, small. |