The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c26.149
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c26.149
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Megasthenes observed at Pātaliputra that in dress the Indians, for all their general simplicity, indulged a love of richness and bright colours, wearing ornaments of gold and gems and flowered muslins, with umbrellas carried after them⁴.