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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.c47.5290

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.c47.5290

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Other petty gods wear Karaṇḍa and Makuṭa (line 19). The love goddess Rati (Manonmanī) wears Jaṭā, Mauli, Maṇḍala or Kuṇḍala. Sarasvatī and Sāvitrī put on Keśa-bandha and Kuṇḍala. All the female deities may wear Karaṇḍa or Makuṭa. The kings Chakra-vartin (Sārva-bhauma) and Adhirāja wear Kirīṭa, Narendra puts on Karaṇḍa, Pārshṇika uses Śirastraka, or the Chakra-vartin and other kings may, as stated, wear Karaṇḍa or Makuṭa. Patra-paṭṭa is stated to be suitable for the king Paṭṭa-dhara, Ratna-paṭṭa for Pārshṇika, Pushpa-paṭṭa for Paṭṭa-bhāj, and Pushpa-mālya (flower wreath) for Astra-grāha (lines 20–28).