The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c23.19

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Mahishâsura, 196 Mahmûd of Ghaznî, 204, 209, 212, 217 Maitreya, 152 *Makara*, 56, 151 Manâsâra, Silpa-sâstrâ, 7, 8, 9, 9*n.*, 12, 19–20, 40, 42, 58, 89 *Mandapams*, 11, 31, 37, 38, 39, 67, 109, 176, 179, 180, 210–11 Mandara, Mt., 18, 61, 163, 194 *Mangala-vîthî*, 10 Manu, 26 Mara, 98 Mauryan dynasty, 1–3 Mâmallapuram, Raths of, 86–91, 100–1, 104, 168, 177 Mârtând, temple of, 123–4, 183 Megasthenes, xxvi, 2, 24, 169, 170 Meru, Mt., 18, 61, 163, 194 Mihiragula, xxvi, 134, 151 Milky Way, the, 53, 97 Monasteries, 78–91, 92 Montagu, Mr., xxv Morley, Lord, xxiv Mritanga Mahâdeva temple, 210 Mudabidri, temple at, 121, 124 Muhammadan craftsmen, 46 *Mukuta*, 149, 160, 164