[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [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)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927) › v7.c47.2855 # 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.c47.2855 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.c47.2855 - **Language:** English ### [v7.c47.2855](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v7.c47.2855) DRĀVIḌA—A style of achitecture, a type of building once prevailing in the ancient Drāvida country (\*see\* details under NAGARA), India south of the Krishna corresponding to Tamil India. (S. K. Aiyangar, \*J. I. S. O. A.\* of June, 1934, p. 23.) - [Previous: v7.c47.2854](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v7.c47.2854) - [Next: v7.c47.2856](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v7.c47.2856) - [Up: v7.c47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v7.c47) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v7.c47.2855](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v7.c47.2855) · Pramāṇa