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9. Kārtika
17. Dola
Mandapa 10, Vihāra
18. Sayana 11. Japa
19. Māsotsa va 12. Adhyayana
20. Paksotsava 13. Vāhana
21. Samvatsarotsava , 14. Prana yakala ha
22. Nityotsava 15. Plavotsava
23. Naiinittik otsa va 16. Damanikõtsava
24. Ākhēța The arrangement of pillars when they are numerous have many designs. Five such designs for 100 pillars is given in charts by the commentator. They have also been given namnes. Süryakanta, Chandrakanta, Indrakanta, Gandharva kūnta and Bịhmakūnta. Manda pas may have walls on three sides or have no walls. They are provided with sloping adjuncts to ward off rain water. The pillars are ornamented below the roof by forms of horses, lions, yālis (dragon like forms) etc.
The next topic is Vimūna or the canopy above the holy of holies. They may be circular or square or oblong or oval or of the shape of the bow and may be either hemi. spherical or conical or like the back of the elephant in form. 1 The height of the Vimăna is always proportional to the dimensions of the Garbhagraha and the height of the deity. The lowest part of the Vimūna is the adhişthāna. Over it is built the part called Stambha and above it is Karņa, then Prastara and above it Sthupi and then Kalasa. The general rule regarding proportion is also given in the text. The height of the Vimāna may be twice, thrice or four times the adhişthūna. Above the adhişthāna is the part called Păduka with its base. The total number of parts into which the Vimăna is divided is apportioned among the several parts. Adhiştāna is 4 parts. Pāduka which consists of rich
1. The most notable instance of conical Vimana is that in the Big Temple of Tanjore. Vimanas are generally hemi-spherical in South India.
| SR No. | 010145 |
| Book Title | Vishwakarma Vastushastram |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Vasudev Shastri, N B Gadre |
| Publisher | S Gopalan Tanjor |
| Publication Year | 1958 |
| Total Pages | 834 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 37 MB |