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.c47.4396
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.c47.4396
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From the illustrations given above, it is clear that the term 'prāsāda' implies both religious and residential buildings. It denotes the gorgeous temples as well as small pavilions (maṇḍapa) where a deity or the emblematical phallus of Śiva is installed. It includes magnificent palaces and smaller residences. It implies a succession of storeys, and a tower, 'a lofty seat or platform for spectators, a building erected on high foundations and approached by means of steps, a building consecrated to a deity or inhabited by a prince, a temple, a palace, and the assembly room and confessional hall of the Buddhist priesthood.'