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(1) Vaijayantika is furnished with round spire (śīrsha), pinnacle (śiraḥ) and neck (grīva) (line 166); (2) Bhoga has similar wings (line 167); (3) Śrīviśāla has the bhadra or front porch in it (line 168); (4) Svasti-bandha has the octangular finial (line 169); (5) Śrīkara has a quadrangular steeple (line 170); (6) Hasti-prishṭha has an oval steeple (line 171); (7) Skandatāra has a hexagonal spire and neck (line 172); and (8) Kesara has the front porch, the side-towers at the corners of the roof, and its nose, head and neck are round or quadrangular (lines 173–175). For further details, *see* Eka-bhūmi.