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.c41.s16.18

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The fourth group is ‘enclosed by a continuous wall which forms a circuit round the northern, southern, and western walls.’ There are two principal temples separated by a common court, two other subsidiary temples, two minor buildings, and another temple within the same enclosure. The fifth group is also enclosed by a wall, with a gateway in the middle of the southern wall. The main shrine had a tiled roof. Its ‘inner chamber is square in plan, and has four wooden columns at the four angles. It opens by a doorway to the west, and has in the centre a richly sculptured pedestal carrying an enormous *liṅga*’ (phallus of Śiva). There are three subsidiary temples, two edifices, and remains of several other buildings. In this group only one temple faces the east, the others having their façade towards the west.