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Natyasdstra by Bharatamuni is believed to have been written circa 2nd c. BC and describes the notyamandapa, where the performances were meant to be held. The concepts and requirements of the construction of the natyamandapas have been prescribed in good detail in the Natyaśöstra. The author follows a meticulous documentation of the natyamandapas and küttampalams in different parts of the southern State of Kerala. Since a natyamandapa as described in the Ndtyofdstra is not found anywhere else in India, this book should create a new interest in the subject. All the architectural and engineering data presented in the book have been culled from the respective design files of each küttampalam. It is hoped that this book would receive acceptance and will be accessed by the discerning readers who are interested in the subject. Contents: Preface, Foreword, 1. Introduction, 2. Natyamandapa of Natyasastra, 3. Vatakkumnathan, 4. Kutalmanikyam, 5. Kitannur, 6. Tirunakkara, 7. Tiruvegappura, 8. Tiruvalattur and Kaccankurissi, 9. Mulikkulam, 10. Arpukkara, 11. Panniyur, 12. Peruvanam, 13. Guruvayur, 14. Ticcur, 15. Tali-Kolikkot, 16. Rajarajesvara, 17. Cennannur, 18. Harippat, 18. Eastern Timiri, 20. Tirumandhankunnu, 21. Kuttampalams - General, 21. 1. Tiruvarppu, 21.2. Cemmaniyot Siva Temple, 21.3. Trprannot Siva Temple, 21.4. Ceruvaykkara Siva Temple, 21.5. Katavallur Temple, 21.6. Govindapuram, 22. Performing Space Composition, 23. History of Kuttampalams, 24. Design Considerations, 25. Tables and Figures, 26. Glossary, Bibliography, Index About the Author Parameswaran Murthiyedath (1943-2022) was an engineer who had been engaged in the study of the ancient traditions of geometry of India for decades. Author of more than eleven books such as Yogna Vedikal (2006), Prasnopanishad (2009), Vedarthaparichayam (2013), Vedic Cosmology (2018), Ancient Indian Geometry (2021), Pracinajyomiti (2021), Boudhayana Sulbasutram (2021), Katyayana Sulbasutram (2022), Vedic Principles of Success (2022), and The Divine Science of Rig Veda (2022), Parameswaran Murthiyedath had taken up this highly technical book which will be of interest to architects, civil engineers, mathematicians as well as art historians. It will be equally of interest to the students of theatre and the dramatic tradition in India in general and Kerala in particular. The book offers plenty of interesting information to the historians who are not only concerned with the development of art and culture in a general way but also in studying the processes of development in society.