[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952) › c2.202 # Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.202 Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.202 - **Language:** English ### [c2.202](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.202) The next variety called \*Praṇāla\* is two-storeyed with a single pillar or four, eight or sixteen, built like a \*Pushpakavimāna\* with decorative designs. At the centre below is a water-tank with a big lotus, its pericarp fashioned as the seat of the King; around are female figures looking at the lotus; when the overhead - [Previous: c2.201](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.201) - [Next: c2.203](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.203) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.202](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.202) · Pramāṇa