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The plan, ornaments, etc., of Mandapas are described in detail. A description of the forms of Mandapas is given (549-557). The Mandapas (rooms) of temples and of the houses of the Brāhmaṇs should have the Jāti shape; the Chhanda shape is given to the Mandapas of the Kshatriyas, the Vikalpa shape to those of the Vaiśyas, and the Ābhāsa shape to those of the Śūdras. But according to some, these four classes are also based on the form of the Bhadra (portico).