Architectural Specifications for the Ritual Pavilion

Regarding the characteristics of the pillars: these are eighteen Hasta A cubit, approximately 18–21 inches. in height plus several Angula A finger-breadth, roughly 3/4 of an inch.. These should be thick enough to be wrapped with a cord twenty-seven fingers in length, sturdy, and provided with finials original: "sa-cūḍāḥ" — referring to the decorative head or "crown" of the pillar. As described previously, for the sixteen beautiful pillars, the height is sixteen cubits plus sixteen fingers; or according to another calculation, they measure nineteen cubits. These should be thick enough to be wrapped with a cord of [appropriate] length. One-fifth of the pillar's height should be buried in the foundation of the main pillars. For the portion above the ground, one-third of the pillar's total height should be the base, and the fourth part should be above that. Following the measurement of the upper fourth part, the fifth part should be increased.

Furthermore, following the previous pattern, there are twenty beautiful pillars. Their characteristics are: they measure twenty-one cubits and twenty-one fingers in length. These should be thick enough to be wrapped with a cord thirty-one fingers in length, sturdy, and provided with finials. Others measure twenty-two cubits and twenty-seven fingers, and are likewise thick enough for a cord of thirty-one fingers. These should also be buried one-fifth deep into the ground relative to the previous perimeter pillars. For those already set, follow the same one-third rule for the burial depth as mentioned before.

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The fifth part of the height should be increased as before. In the middle of the pavilion, across the twenty divisions and the other half, in the four directions, there are these beautiful pillars. Their characteristics are thus defined according to the measurements of the pavilion floor and the surrounding altar Jagati. These pillars, described as being thick and with finials, should be buried in the ground according to the second perimeter measurement. Thus, there are seventy-two (72) beautiful pillars. It should not be said that the burial of these seventy-two pillars is not prescribed in the original texts original: "prakṛtau". In the basic model, there are eighty-two pillars of five cubits, intended to mark the intervals between the twelve-cubit pillars. As stated by Hemadri A famous 13th-century scholar and author of the 'Chaturvarga Chintamani'. in the Bhavishya Purana:

"Regarding the width and beauty, the pillars also act as supports."

The text here engages in a technical debate about the total number of pillars required for different scales of the ritual structure.

It is said here that a pavilion equipped with eighty-eight (88) pillars, or one with ninety-six (96) pillars including the entrance pillars, is the standard measurement according to the scriptures. This logic should be applied here because the specific scriptures provide meaningful details. Otherwise, constructing many different types of pavilions would be impossible. Now, regarding the characteristics of the pillars, both the pillar and the pavilion work should be performed simultaneously. Only with the strength of the pillars can this work be accomplished. For a simple Mandara A specific type of temple or pavilion style., the protection of the archway Torana and the door frames is always the responsibility of the pillars. Therefore, the height of the pillars and the archways should be equal to the level of the pavilion floor, as stated. Otherwise, if the measurements are not followed, the archway branches might be destroyed. From this, the circumference is determined to be one-seventh, while others say it should be [different].