Natyashastra
आचार्येण तु युक्तेन शुचिना दीक्षितेन च । रङ्गस्योद्योतनं कार्यं देवतानां च पूजनम् ॥ १७॥
The illumination of the stage and the worship of the deities should be performed by a qualified, purified, and initiated Āchārya.
english translation
AcAryeNa tu yuktena zucinA dIkSitena ca । raGgasyodyotanaM kAryaM devatAnAM ca pUjanam ॥ 17॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript