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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.c47.4918

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.c47.4918

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'The glorious prince Nara-siṁha-varman, residing in Śrīkovalūra made for the god Vāmana, in whose body the whole world abides, a great maṇḍapa of stone, resplendent with pitchers (kalaśa or kumbha) of shining gold, a surrounding wall, adorned with excellent buildings, and a canopy of pearls.'—(Fourteen inscrip. at Tirukkovalur, no. K, of Rajendradeva, lines 1-2, *Ep. Ind.*, Vol. Ⅶ, pp. 145, 146.)