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located according to convenience in various parts of tho city. In the plot assigned to Rudra is to be built a templo with the tower. The residents are of various yogations and it is provided with a temple for the guardian Deity of the city,
The next typo is called 'Barvatöbhadra. It is sur. rounded by a mote and the extent of the site is the same as that of Padmanagara. The gates and the main thoroughfares aro likewise similar. But there are no subsidiary streets or lanes in this city. The streets are parallel and are 500 in number. Of this type of cities there are two kinds. One has the king's residence as its centre of attraction. The other has a temple as its centre. The residential quarters of brahmins and kşatriyas are to be located in the plots pertaining to Bhudhara, Rudra, Bhạnga, Meena and Sõma ; and the buildings for courts, colleges and art. galleries and other amenities are also to bo built in the same part. The other plots are to be allotted for people of other professions.
Viśwēšabhadra is the next type. The site is oither square or rectangular. The area is divided into ten parts of which two are allotted for the Siva temple surrounded by three concentio streets protected by walls and adorned by high to wors. The city has four big streets and temples in various parts. It has a well-guardod palace for the king. Among the residents the brahmins are in a majority.
Kārmukanagara is the next type. It is of the shape of a bow. It is fortified and situated on the banks of a river or in the sea.coast. It is a bout 1000 dandas long with a single gateway and a turret, situated in the North. The king's palace is built in the centre or at the bank of the river and is well guarded. Men of wealth have their man. sions in the city and the streets with storeyed houses on both sides are six dandas in breadth. It is studded with
| 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 |