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# Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.8

Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.8

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### [c4.s3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.8)

The second sort of column is seven diameters in height; it is placed in most examples upon a base and pedestal; the base is two diameters high; it belongs to the species called \*cumbhandha\*. (See Plate II.)

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