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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.c47.5953

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.c47.5953

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The memorial pillar set up at the four corners of *śmaśāna* (grave and cemetery) (*Śat. Brā.*, XIII, 8, 4, 1 ; IV, 2, 5, 15 ; *Kāt. Śrauta Sūtra*, XXI, 3, 31) upon which Yama makes seats for the departed (*R-V.*, X, 18, 3 ; *A.-V.*, XVIII, 3, 52).

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