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Bharata in his Nāṭyaśāstra (Ghosh, 1950, I, pp. 234-36) prescribes seats according to the status of the people and this incidentally throws light on the variety of furniture known to the period. Thus, gods and kings in a royal court are to be given a lion-seat (throne). The priests and ministers are given cane- seat. The commander of the army and the crowned princes should occupy muṇḍa seat. The Brāhmins will occupy the wooden seats while the other princes would take carpet seat (Ghosh, 1950, 1, p.235).