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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.s9.68

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.s9.68

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³ *Ibid*, VI, 3, 8, also 2, 1 and 17, 1 (Translation, p. 177, 161, 213). Compare the distinction between कवाट (door proper) and द्वार (doorway or gateway) (Translation, p. 160, note 3). The keys are stated to be of three kinds, as they are made of bronze, hard wood, or horn (VI, 2, 1 ; Translation, p. 162).

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