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What is the history of the Goshamahal Baradari and when did it become a Masonic temple?
The Goshamahal Baradari was built in 1682 by Sultan Abul Hassan Tanasha, the last Qutb Shahi ruler of Golconda, as an article on the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India's website records. It holds the distinction of being the oldest building used as a Masonic temple in India, as the same site notes.
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Where should a Tracing Board be placed in a Lodge? Facing the entrance to the Temple so that any entering brethren will know the degree? Or facing the West, so that any entering brethren will know the degree before saluting?
Historically, when lodges assembled around a central dining table, the tracing board—then painted on cloth—was laid directly on the floor or hung on the wall while lectures were delivered to explain its symbols.
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why is a lodge oriented east to west
Internally, a lodge is always considered to be situated due East and West, with the Worshipful Master's station placed in the East.
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what is the best place to keep the tracing board in a lodge room?
Historical practice shows no single required position for the tracing board in a lodge room. In early lodges, the symbols were drawn directly in chalk upon the floor for an initiation and mopped away afterward. As practice evolved, these designs were painted onto oilcloth or floor-cloths that were either laid flat on the floor or hung upon the wall.
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