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.s9.16

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| First type | Prathama thrones, for the first stage of coronation of the kings. |
| Second type | Maṅgala thrones, for the second stage of coronation of the kings. |
| Third type | Vīra thrones, for the third stage of coronation of the kings. |
| Fourth type | Vijaya thrones, for the concluding stage of coronation of the kings. |
| Fifth type | Nityārchana thrones, for the daily worship of the gods. |
| Sixth type | Nityotsava thrones, for the ordinary festival of the gods. |
| Seventh type | Viśesha thrones, for the special use of the gods. |
| Eighth type | Mahotsava thrones, for the great festival of the gods. |
| Ninth type | Padmāsana, for gods Śiva and Vishṇu and the Chakravartin order of kings (for sculptural illustration (vide plate no. CXXXVI). |
| Tenth type | Padma-keśara, for the gods and the Chakravartin and other kings (*vide* plate no. CXXXVII). |
| Eleventh type | Padma-bhadra, for the Adhirāja class of kings. |
| Twelfth type | Śrī-bhadra, for all purposes of the Adhirāja and Narendra classes of kings. |
| Thirteenth type | Śrī-viśāla, for all purposes of the Narendra and Pārshṇika classes of kings. |
| Fourteenth type | Śrī-bandha, for all purposes of the Pārshṇika and Paṭṭadhara classes of kings. |