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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.c47.6263

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.c47.6263

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Śeshaṁ maṅgalya-vihagaiḥ śrī-vṛiksha-svastikair ghaṭaiḥ।
Mithunaiḥ patra-vallībhiḥ pramathaiś chopaśobhayet॥
‘Let the remaining part (of the door) be ornamented with sculptured birds of good augury śrī-vṛiksha-figures, crosses (svastika), jars, cupolas, foliage (leaves and creepers), tendrils and goblins.’—(*Brihat-saṁhitā*, lvi, 15, *J. R. A. S.*, N. S., Vol. vi, p. 318.)

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