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Chapter XLVII deals with the open shedyard (*mukta-prapāṅga*), and the (closed) central theatre (*madhya-raṅga*) which is generally erected to serve as a stage in the courtyard of big temples and palaces and is furnished with raised platforms, galleries, and royal seats, etc. Their architectural details, together with various dimensions and ornaments, are described in full. The materials of which they are built are stated to be wood, stone, brick, and metal (*lit.* iron).