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We may conclude by congratulating Professor Acharya upon the monumental work that he has produced and brought to a term the labours of twenty years of devoted study. Though, accidental, so far as Professor Acharya is concerned, the publication of this work, the preface to which is dated 6th February, 1933, seems to be almost exactly the centenary of the completion of the first work on this subject by Rama Raz, as we have already noted. There could be no more appropriate celebration of the centenary of the publication for such an important work as the *Mānasāra* than this careful, complete, and an admirably adequate edition of the great work. Let us hope that this publication will lead to a scientific study of Hindu architecture with a view to the practical applications which Professor Acharya wants. We commend the work to those concerned with all our heart, and say amen to the wish of the learned editor and translator.