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.c35.552.3

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You can't hang chains down to a cushion that rests on a beam! Wait, look at the four chains: They go from the rectangular board (which has chains attached at four points) down to the bottom where they attach to the corners of the... wait, where do they attach? Look at the bottom of the current image: the chains attach to the corners of the scalloped thing, which is attached to the beam? NO! If you flip it 180 degrees: The beam with the moulding is at the TOP (the ceiling/architrave of the mandapa/hall). From the beam, two brackets/corbels extend downwards, and four chains hang DOWN from the ceiling! And at the bottom hangs... THE SEAT OF THE SWING! The seat of the swing is the rectangular board with a decorative backrest/apron underneath it! YES! That's why the text is oriented that way! The page was scanned upside down! Let's verify: If rotated 180 degrees: - Top: Architrave/beam with bead-and-reel and leaf/lotus band. - From it, pillars go DOWN to the floor? No, pillars go down to support the beam! The pillars flank the swing. - From the ceiling/beam, chains hang DOWN to suspend the swing seat! - The swing seat is the decorated rectangular platform! - Below the swing seat is the carved apron with a pendant finial pointing DOWN! - Below that is the caption: "DOLA (SWING)" and in the corner: "K. S. Siddalinga Swamy"