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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) v7.c47.2841

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) v7.c47.2841

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v7.c47.2841

‘The newly restored Śāradā temple, situated to the north of the Vindya-śaṅkara, is a fine structure in the Dravidian style consisting of a garbha-gṛiha, sukha-nāsi, a nava-raṅga, and a prākāra or enclosure. It faces east and has three entrances on the north, south, and east, the east entrance, which is the main entrance, having two open maṇḍapas at the sides inside.’ (*Mysore Arch. Reports*, 1915–16, p. 4, para. 10; p. 5, para. 12; p. 15, para. 19; *see* Plate Ⅲ, figs. 1, 2.)