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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) v6.c40.s7.30

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) v6.c40.s7.30

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² Sarkar further compares (*ibid*, p. 43) the account in the epic of the representation of the fertility goddess Jarā (or Jatā, the traditional village Spirit) on the palace walls of the King of Girivraja of a plump woman with children all around, and also the panels of female figures, amorous couples, etc., in the later *stūpa* and ‘*vihāra* architecture’ and in Orissan temple sculptures.