<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">stambhas</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Nandi-stambha</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>vardhamāna</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>rucaka</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>bhadraka</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>lāṅgula</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>pāda</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>columns by form or style</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>stambha</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ In Indian architecture, pillars or columns, usually monumental, which in the context of Hindu mythology are believed to be a cosmic column that functions as a bond, joining heaven and earth. Types: Rucaka, Bhadraka, Vardhamāna, Brahmakānta, Viṣṇukānta, Īśakānta/Rudrakānta, Indrakānta, etc.   ]]></note></mads>