The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c24.85

v1.c24.85

When admiration and curiosity were at fever-height he received the visitors, but not before they had come twice or thrice. "They tell the porter that they wished to speak with the Ayer (that means the lord)," says Figueroa. "Then after much waiting, as it is there customory, they are admitted to his presence to talk with him. They find him sitting on a dais covered with a red carpet-like cloth; another red carpet is lying before him, and next to this there is a mat. Those who come, even the most noble and principal courtiers, bow reverently before him, raising up their hands over their heads and then bringing them down in profound obeisance. Those who desire to become his disciples bow thrice in this style, and finally prostrate themselves for a while " ¹.