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¹ Ajanta, Plate XXIV. ² Ibid., Plates X, XVI, XVIII, XXXI, and XXXIV b. ³ Jāmiwār resembles the shawl-work of Kashmir and has its main texture of fine wool, floral and other designs being worked out in silk. In the Ajanta designs figures of ducks and oxen may also be seen (Ibid., Plates XVI and XVIII). Himrū is a cheap imitation of the jāmiwār, the distinction being that in it the main warp is of fine cotton. Paithan has been noted for its sāris of brocade from olden times, and the industry still flourishes there. ⁴ Ibid., ii, Plate XXXVIII; iii, Plates XXIV-XXV; and iv, Plates XXVIII, LIX a, and LXI a. ⁵ Cambridge History of India, iii, 97. ⁶ Vide Manu's Dharma Śāstra and Kauṭilya's Artha Śāstra. ⁷ The King said: