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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.c41.s1.14
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(1) Vaijayantika, with round spire (*śīrsha*), pinnacle (*śīraḥ*), and neck (*gīrvā*) (line 166); (2) Bhoga has *karṇa* or ears (187); (3) Śrīviśāla has the *bhadra* or front porch in it (168); (4) Svastibandha has octagonal finial (*śīrsha*) (168); (5) Śrīkara has quadrangular *śikhara* or steeple (170); (6) Hastipṛishṭha has oval steeple (171); (7) Skandatāra has hexagonal spire and neck (172); (8) Keśara has the front porches in the centre of the side-towers at the corners of the roof, and its nose, head, and neck are round or quadrangular (173–175).⁵