Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s7.t3.7

v2.c27.s7.t3.7

Reception by the Rāja.—On the 4th the Raja received us with due form, advancing beyond the second gate of descent ; when, after salutations and greetings, he returned according to etiquette. Giving him time to make his arrangements, we advanced slowly through lines of his clansmen to the upper area, where a display of grandeur met our view for which we were totally unprepared, and far eclipsing the simple and unostentatious state of the Rana. Here everything was imitative of the imperial court of Delhi, where the Rathor, long pre-eminent, had “ the right hand of the king of the world.” Lines of gold and silver mace-bearers deafened us with the titles of “ Raj-Raj-Iswara ! ” ‘ the king, the lord of kings ! ’ into whose presence, through mazes of intricate courts filled with his chivalry, all hushed into that mysterious silence which is invariably observed on such occasions, we were at length ushered [711].