[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c6.22 # The World of Courtesans c6.22 The World of Courtesans c6.22 - **Language:** English ### [c6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c6.22) Music and dancing (the special preserve of dancing girls) were favourite forms of amusement in ancient India. For that purpose and also for dramatic shows and other forms of amusement, a theatre (\*pichchhagharmandavam\*) was sometimes erected within the palace compound. It was provided with high columns and \*vedika\*, and the hall was domed and decorated with flags and bells. It was plastered smoothly both inside and outside; the gates were decorated with \*kalashas\* and the ceiling with lotus creepers. It was also provided with an arena (\*akkhadaga\*) in the middle of which was raised a platform. Seats on the eastern side of the arena were provided for the women members of the palace, for the members of the executive on the south-east side, for the members of the middle assembly in the south and for the semi-private advisers on the south-west. Seven seats in a row on the western side were provided for the army commanders, and there were also seats for the guards on all sides. - [Previous: c6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c6.21) - [Next: c6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c6.23) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c6.22) · Pramāṇa