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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.c41.s8.16

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.s8.16

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It is called the architectural lion of Kashmir. It is, however, in a ruined condition and small in size, being 60 feet long by 60 feet wide and 60 feet high. The courtyard is more remarkable than the temple itself, its internal dimensions being 220 feet by 142 feet. On each face is a central cell, larger and higher than the colonnade in which it is placed. As stated in the *Rājataraṅgiṇī*, it was built by Lalitāditya-Muktāpīḍa who ruled about A.D. 725 to 760. Other important temples are those of Avantipur, half way between Srinagar and Islamabad, all erected by Avantivarman of the Utpala dynasty from A.D. 855 to 883. These are richer in detail than the Martanda temple. The temples at Pandrethan and at Payer are other remarkable examples, but without much difference.¹

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