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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.s6: Chapter XXXI: Courts of Four Classes of Edifices

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.s6

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Chapter XXXI: Courts of Four Classes of Edifices

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COURTS OF FOUR CLASSES OF EDIFICES, EACH COMPRISING FIVE TO SEVEN VARIETIES, FOR OFFERINGS, FAMILY MEMBERS, BEAUTY, AND DEFENCE

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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| C | First type | For Jāti class of buildings, comprising five courts called Antarmaṇḍala, Antahārā, Madhyahārā, Prākāra, and Mahāmaryādā respectively. |
| | Second type | For Chhanda class of buildings, comprising five courts of the five epithets. |

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*Not illustrated*

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| | Third type | For Vikalpa class of buildings, comprising five courts of the five epithets. |
| | Fourth type | For Ābhāsa class of buildings, comprising five courts of the five epithets. |

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N. B.—Beyond the fifth court there may be for defence the sixth and seventh varieties also (vide Translation, page 292).

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SHRINES OF ATTENDANT DEITIES IN VISHṆU, BUDDHA, JAIN AND OTHER TEMPLES

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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| CI | Shrines | Of Vishṇu temple, comprising groups of eight, sixteen, and thirty-two deities. |
| | | *Not illustrated* |
| | Shrines | Of Buddha temple. |
| | Shrines | Of Jain temple. |
| | Shrines | Of Śiva and other temples. |