Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c9.s1.4

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c9.s1.4

We also find the description of a big theatre hall (*Pekkhā-ghara-maṇḍava*, Skt. *Prekṣā-gṛha maṇḍapa*) which was supported on many columns (*Aneka-stambha-śata sanniviṣṭa*), and was furnished with a terraced railing (*Vedikā*), gateways with architrave (*Toraṇa*) and *Śālabhañjikā* figures. It was decorated with many other motifs (*Jhāmṛiga* etc.) and ornamental figures (*Ruvaga-sahasra-kalita*). In the centre of the Theatre Hall was a stage (*Akhkhhāḍaga*).

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