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'The House of Lac', 1920. Lakshagriha or 'House of Lac' is an important episode in Mahabharata. Jealous of his cousins the Pandavas, Duryodhana plans to kill them building a palace made from lacquer, and inviting them to stay. They escape through a secret tunnel. From "Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists", by The Sister Nivedita and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1920]