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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.c47.4289

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.c47.4289

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The five kinds of columns—Śrīkara, Chandra-kānta, Saumukhya (also Sumukha), Priya-darśana, and Śubhaṁkarī(-ra) (v. 65) ; their shapes—four-sided, eight-sided, sixteen-sided, cylindrical, and of the combination of the first two (v. 67). They may be with or without a kumbha or pitcher (v. 54). The general features of the component parts (vv. 55-64) and the special features of the five orders are described (vv. 66-67).

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