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An account is given in great detail (*M.*, xviii, 168–278, xxx ; 132, etc.). The lupās (inner roof or the ceiling) prescribed for temples are technically called ambara, vyaya, jyotis, gagana, vihāyas, ananta, antariksha, and pushkala ; and those for residential buildings are called mahī, jyā, kāśyapī, kshoṇī, ūrvī, gotrā, vasuṁ-dharā, and vasudhā. (*M.*, xviii, 177–184.)