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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.s7.10

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.s7.10

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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| | Twenty-sixth type | Saukhyaka, built on the bank of a river, lake, or sea, and used as a place for pilgrimage. |
| | Twenty-seventh type | Mālikā, also called Mālikākṛiti, shaped like a garland, and used as the spring residence of gods, kings, and others. |
| | Twenty-eighth type | Dhanada, specially for Brahmans, used as a dwelling-house. |
| | Thirty-first type | Bhūshaṇa with several varieties, used as a place for the silence (worship) of the gods, for the Puṁsavana ceremonies of the Brahmans, and also as the kitchen for the Śūdras. |
| | Thirty-second type | Subhūshaṇa, used as a hall for the Upanayana (sacred thread) ceremonies of the Brahmans, Kshatriyas and Vaiśyas. |
| | Thirty-third type | Harmya, with several varieties, used as the kitchen of the gods, the Brahmans and the kings, and also as the place (lying-in room) to see the newly-born baby in. |
| | Thirty-fourth type | Śṛiṅgāra, used as the bed chamber of the gods and others. |
| | Thirty-fifth type | Sugata, fit for all castes in all provinces for all purposes. |
| | Thirty-sixth tpye | Prāgata, suitable for all sorts of work. |
| | Thirty-eighth type | Kharvaṭa, of several varieties, used as the dining hall of the kings, also as the coronation hall. |
| | Thirty-ninth type | Śrīrūpa, generally for temples, used as the coronation hall of the kings. |
| | Fortieth type | Maṅgala, specially for palaces of kings, used as the place for balancing the kings (against gold which is distributed). |
| | Forty-first type | Kānta, used as the place to see sports from, for the Crown Prince. |
| | Forty-second type | Śrīviśāla, used as the residence for the queen. |
| | Forty-third type | Somārka, of several varieties, used as the kitchen for the Brahmans, Kshatriyas, and Vaiśyas. |
| | Forty-fourth type | Jāti, style of pavilions for the gods and the Brahmans. |
| | Forty-fifth type | Chhanda, style of pavilions for the Kshatriyas. |