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) v6.c37.35

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The eastern wing comprises, on the ground floor, the dining-hall, the drawing-room, and a large room partitioned into a shower-bath, flush latrine, wash-basin, and dressing-tables. The roadside of this wing is parallel to Fort Road, and the other outer side faces the cast, having a covered verandah and an open platform which is connected with the main eastern gate. Below the raised platform is the terraced quadrangular lawn, having surrounding paved paths, and a well with high plinth and platform standing on the shortest side of the quadrangle. The drawing- and dining-rooms have a combined large back verandah terminating at two sides of the inner courtyard. From the end of this verandah, and covering two short sides of the courtyard, is erected from underground a pentagonal tower to the height of the first floor rooms. The lower part of this tower forms the underground summer-room, with two windows opening to the grassy courtyard, which, being covered by structures on all sides, is free from dust. Its top portion forms the strong-room, By one of its sides rises a flight of steps, forming a private staircase. By its two other sides proceed a corridor from the big verandah which separate the summer-room from the bathroom and the kitchen block. The same wing on the first floor comprises three bedrooms—one upon the dining-hall and two on the drawing-room—and a bathroom corresponding with the ground floor one with similar shower-bath, flush commode, wash-basin and dressing-table; a large balcony corresponding with the ground floor big back verandah; and two colonnaded front balconies, one overlooking the central road-junction and the other facing the lawn, the well and the road-junction at the east. The corridor from the large balcony runs between the bathroom and the strong-room to the terrace which forms the roofs of the kitchen block and guest rooms.