Social gatherings of both sexes.
3.

Drinking parties.
4.

Picnics.
5.

Other social diversions.
_Festivals._ On some particular auspicious day, an assembly of citizens should be convened in the temple of Saraswati.[24] There the skill of singers, and of others who may have come recently to the town, should be tested, and on the following day they should always be given some rewards.

After that they may either be retained or dismissed, according as their performances are liked or not by the assembly.