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Hydraulics and Waterworks

Perhaps the most astonishing architectural claim in the early chapters is the description of the Bhramana or the . The Samarangana Sutradhara describes devotional buildings built on massive ball-bearing mechanisms (iron balls set in stone sockets) that could be rotated to follow the sun or to face a specific deity during festivals. samarangana sutradhara

The text is primarily known as an architectural masterpiece, but its scope is vast, covering everything from town planning to mechanical engineering. Town Planning: but its scope is vast