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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.s2.2

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.s2.2

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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |  
| | | MOULDINGS |  
| XXVII | Fig. 1 | Vājana. |  
| | | Prativājana. |  
| | | Ratna-paṭṭa. |  
| | | Nimna. |  
| | | Splay. |  
| | | Vajra-paṭṭa. |  
| | | Subsidiary mouldings based on Vājana types |  
| | | Classic fillets |  
| | Fig. 2 | Padma, cyma recta and cyma reversa. |  
| | Fig. 3 | Karṇa or cavetto. |  
| | Fig. 4 | Kumuda or torus. |  
| | Fig. 5 | Antarita or scotia. |  
| | Fig. 6 | Gopāna or ovolo. |  
| | Fig. 7 | Prati and Pratimukha. |  
| | Fig. 8 | Kapota or bird's beak. |  
| | Fig. 9 | Kumbha and Dhārā-kumbha. |

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