Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v7.c47.3271

Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v7.c47.3271

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The *Saṅgīta-chūḍāmaṇi*, a text in manuscript, describes the drop scene and other curtain : ‘the first curtain is the front drop which is removed as soon as the show begins. Behind the mist-like curtain, the *danseuse* performs the dance called *lāsya* (nude)’ (*Triveni*, p. 722). Sceneries are described in great detail in the *Bharata-Nāṭya-śāstra* :

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Cūḍāmaṇi — Pratāpacakravartin, Sanskrit