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The Mayamata is an early medieval text on architecture and was most probably written in South India (Tamil Nadu to be precise).  This text discusses different kinds of temples The 19^th Adhyaya contains the  names for a wide number of buildings and some words can even be used for temples. Some of these words are vimana, bhavana, harmya, saudha, dhaman, niketana, prasada, sadana, sadman, geha, avasanaka, griha, nilaya, vasa, aspada, vastu, vastuka, kshetra, ayatana, vesman, mandira, dhishnyaka, pada, laya, kshaya, agara, udavasita and sthana and  according to the sages these words are all synonymous. One storeyed temples have been described as  square, circular, rectangular or elliptic, apsidal, hexagonal or octagonal and similar plans for their roofs have been prescribed.  Dimensions and proportions of different parts of the temple are also specified.  On the basis of general appearance of the temples they are given different names like Vaijayanta (circular roof and attic), shribhoga, shrivishala, svastibandha (octagonal roof), shrikara (square roof), hastiprishta (apsidal), skandakanta (hexagonal). Coming to two storeyed temples, they have given names like Svastika, Vipulasundara, Kailasa, Panchala, Vishnukanta, Sumangala, Manohara, Vrittaharmya and Kubera Kanta. In addition the three principal types of temples have been given:  

The Mayamata is an early medieval text on architecture and was most probably written in South India (Tamil Nadu to be precise).  This text discusses different kinds of temples The 19^th Adhyaya contains the  names for a wide number of buildings and some words can even be used for temples. Some of these words are vimana, bhavana, harmya, saudha, dhaman, niketana, prasada, sadana, sadman, geha, avasanaka, griha, nilaya, vasa, aspada, vastu, vastuka, kshetra, ayatana, vesman, mandira, dhishnyaka, pada, laya, kshaya, agara, udavasita and sthana and  according to the sages these words are all synonymous. One storeyed temples have been described as  square, circular, rectangular or elliptic, apsidal, hexagonal or octagonal and similar plans for their roofs have been prescribed.  Dimensions and proportions of different parts of the temple are also specified.  On the basis of general appearance of the temples they are given different names like Vaijayanta (circular roof and attic), shribhoga, shrivishala, svastibandha (octagonal roof), shrikara (square roof), hastiprishta (apsidal), skandakanta (hexagonal). Coming to two storeyed temples, they have given names like Svastika, Vipulasundara, Kailasa, Panchala, Vishnukanta, Sumangala, Manohara, Vrittaharmya and Kubera Kanta. In addition the three principal types of temples have been given:  

1. Nagara- square or rectangular building-building which is square up to the finial is also called nagara.

# Nagara- square or rectangular building-building which is square up to the finial is also called nagara.  

 

# . Dravida- hexagonal or octagonal building, which is octagonal from the attic. 

              2. Dravida- hexagonal or octagonal building, which is octagonal from the attic

# Vesara-Apsidal one, circular from the attic    

 

             3. Vesara-Apsidal one, circular from the attic  

              In this text we find a new classification of buildings –

              In this text we find a new classification of buildings –