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Art Notes on Design-Diawing etc in Tilakamanjan
and fragrant flowers were scattered over it, before the precious jewelled pedestal was put over it for placing on it the letter to be carried away by the divine agency 28 Not only the thresholds, but even the wide platforms between the pillars of the swing-couch in the courtyard of a temple was also purified by plastering it with cow-dung or sandal paste, and over the drawiog of Spastika design on it, multicoloured flowers were arranged for heightening the beauty 29
A few stray references to interior decorations are scattered in the TM It seems but customary to spread flowers like lotus, end etc, on the paved floors in the palaces Thus la the Dinning-Hall (bhojana-bhavana manda pa) the paved floor of the canopy was smoared with a thin layer of congealed sandal paste and fresh Mandara flowers were arranged thereon lo beautiful desiensao Similar is the case with the floor of Citrasala an Floral wreaths and garlands of green leaves of trees like Jambu, Asoka, Candana, Cita, etc, were suspended on the arches of the gates 89
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Paintings
Painting was one of the important arts 10 the curriculum of the princes and princesses who are depicted by Dhana pala as possessing encyclopaedic knowledge about them Prince Harivahana bad specialized in this art as in music,a and had matured into a connoisseur in these helds Similarly. In the long list of different branches of koowledges mastered by princess Tilakamanjari, the art of paloting finds the first place Not only that.
28 TM (N) p 194 (7)
क्षितिपालसनो प्रतिलेख स्वयमेवालिखत्। महाहमणिपीठप्रतिष्ठापित च त निवेश्य प्रत्यग्रगोमयोप
लेपमशुचौ सुरभिकुसुमप्रकरभाजि प्राङ्गणवितर्दिकोत्सले । 29 Op at, P 3.0 (6ff)
तत्क्षणोपलिप्तामितस्ततो रचितरुचिरस्वस्तिकामविरलन्यस्तपुष्पस्तबकशवलाम् जायतममण्डप
मालामणसझिमी विपुलामिन्द्रनीलदोलास्तम्भवेदिकाम् ।, 30 Op at, P 374 (3f)
मन्दाश्यामहरिचन्दनोपळेपे सरसमन्दारकुसुमोपहारस्मेरमणिभुषि उपरिनिषद्धविताने । 31. Op cit,P 41 (10)
चित्रशालासु . हारिचन्दनपड्कोपलेपनम् । 92 Op cit, p 431 (5) See Supra ft nt 16 930p cit , p 79 (14)
विशेषतश्चित्रकर्मणि वीणावाये च प्रवीणता प्राप । 94 Op cit , p 183 (14)
नृत्यगीतचित्रादिकलाशास्त्रपारहश्वा हरिवाहमो नाम कुमार । 35 0p cat, P 383 (111)
यदि च कौतुक नतश्चित्रकर्मणि वीणादिवाशे पृच्छैनाम् ।
