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.s18.13

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.s18.13

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‘A development of the primitive form is found in the houses with wings at the ends, each wing necessitating an additional horn or peak in the roof. The horns are covered with metal in best houses.’³ Facing each dwelling-house there are, as a rule, two small structures on high posts, which are used as rice barns or family granaries. ‘Their entrances, for better security from men, rats, and snakes, are high up under the gables of their horned roofs, and reached only by the aid of ladders.'