[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912) › v2.c31.32 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c31.32 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c31.32 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31.32) At night both banks of the Jumna river were illuminated. "The surface of the river looked like a flower-garden" of light. The nobles fitted out boats with planks on which lamps were arranged in tiers, and as they plied up and down the stream the bands seated on the decks discoursed sweet music. Myriads of people lined the banks to feast their eyes on the spectacle. - [Previous: v2.c31.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31.31) - [Next: v2.c31.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31.33) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31.32) · Pramāṇa