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The Tiloyapannati also gives detail description of the height of the manastambhas, which vary according to the height of the Tirthankara. In other words, the height of the manastambha, according to the text, must be twelve times higher than that of the height of the Tirthankara. The height of the Tirthankaras is provided in the Mahāpūrāṇa text, and is expressed in dhanus.
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Fig.7. Panchakūta basadi, front view.
This architectural feature of the manastambha with engraved relievo on the base at Humcha is the earliest one found in Karnataka. An ancient mānastambha supposed to be about 2200 years old has been
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