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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.c47.3707

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.c47.3707

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v7.c47.3707

‘The idol along with the seat (i.e., pedestal) ought to have a height equal to that of the door, diminished by one-eighth, of which two-thirds are appropriated to the image, and one-third to the seat.’—(*Bṛihat-Saṁhitā*, lvi, 16 ; *also* lviii, 3, 54 ; *J.R.A.S.*, N. S., Vol. vi, pp. 318, 323, 329.)

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