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) v7.c47.1966
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They are built in front of each of the five courts into which the whole compound of a house is divided. The gopura belonging to the first (antar-maṇḍala) is technically called the dvāra-śobhā or the beauty of the gate (line 8); that belonging to the second court is known as dvāra-śālā or gate-house (line 9). The gate-house of the third court is called dvāraprāsāda (line 9), and of the fourth court dvāra-harmya (line 9). The gate-house of the fifth court or at the furthest boundary (mahā-maryādā) is known as mahā-gopura or the great gate-house (line 10).