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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.s5
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Chapter XXIX: Eleven-Storeyed Buildings of Six Types
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| XCI | First type | Śambhu-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses with slight alteration. |
| XCII | First type | Cross-section. |
| XCIII | Fig. 1 | Small size plan, of 19 parts of Śambhu-kānta. |
| XXIII | Fig. 2 | Intermediate size plan, of 21 parts, of Vajra-kānta. |
| XXIII | Fig. 3 | Large size plan, of 30 parts, of Chakra-kānta. |
| | | *Not fully illustrated* |
| | Second type | Īśa-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Third type | Chakra-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| | Fourth type | Yama kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fifth type | Vajra-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Sixth type | Akra-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
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TWELVE-STOREYED BUILDINGS OF TEN TYPES
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STEPS AND STAIRCASES OF VARIOUS KINDS
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| Plate no | Figure | Description |
| XCIV | First type | Pāñchāla, used both as temples and dwelling-houses with slight alteration. |
| | | Elevation towards the breadth. |
| XCV | First type | Cross-section. |
| XCVI | First type | Plans in general : |
| | Fig. 1 | Small size, of 28 parts, of Pañchāla and Drāviḍa. |
| XCVI | Fig. 2 | Intermediate size, of 31 parts, of Virāṭa-kānta. |
| XCVII | Fig. 1 | Intermediate size, of 33 parts, of Madhya-kānta. |
| | Fig. 2 | Intermediate size, of 34 parts, of Kerala-kānta. |
| XCVIII | Fig. 1 | Intermediate size, of 33 parts, of Kāliṅga-kānta. |
| | Fig 2 | Intermediate size, of 34 parts, of Vaṁśaka-kānta. |
| | | *Not fully illustrated* |
| | Second type | Drāviḍa, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Third type | Madhya-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fourth type | Kāliṅga-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fifth type | Virāṭa-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| | Sixth type | Kerala-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Seventh type | Vaṁśaka-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Eighth type | Māgadha-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Ninth type | Janaka-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Tenth type | Sphūrjaka (? Gurjaraka), used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
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STEPS AND STAIRCASES
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| XCIX | Figs. 1 and 2 | Plans showing various positions of steps and staircases (fixed). |
| | Fig. 3 | Side elevation. |
| | Figs. 4 and 5 | Plans showing possible positions of movable staircases. |
| | Fig. 6 | Section. |