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The plan, ornaments, etc., of maṇḍapas are described in detail. A description of the forms of maṇḍapas is given (lines 549–557). The maṇḍapas (rooms) of temples and of the houses of the Brāhmaṇās should have the Jāti shape; the Chhanda shape is given to the maṇḍapas of the Kshattriyas, 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).