Scenography in Karyala plays a crucial role for the performance of this form of Himahcal theatre. The area that is utilized for the performance is indeed very important, and it is cleverly used and can also be improvised anywhere. It can be an ad voc setting, either in the fields which have been freshly levelled after harvest, or in the courtyard of the host, so that the host and his family and friends can watch the show from their verandahs and other vantage points.

The tradition of the arena is that of a Chaturasra form, depicted by four staffs, erected in four corners, with as many torch lamps attached to them, made of Bhalaitee wooden sticks, while a big bonfire is lit near the Dhol and its ensemble.

Lately, of course, there are kerosene oil torches as well as gas lamps and even electric bulbs, have invaded the arena. The Akhada or the arena is a forbidden place for the audience to enter and a string is tied round the four corners of the staffs, to indicate this, symbolically.

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