[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935) › c7.s3.t2.3 # Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s3.t2.3 Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s3.t2.3 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s3.t2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s3.t2.3) such items of entertainments as vocal and instrumental music, dainty wines, dried fruit and indoor games such as chess, \*chaupar\*, etc. It was usual to decorate the rooms where the guests assembled with rich carpets. Aloe-wood and incense were constantly burning there. Rose-water was frequently sprinkled over the party for its refreshing and cooling effect. Fruits were neatly served in silver and golden fruit-trays. But the most entertaining item was the wine which was served by very handsome cup-bearers together with some spices and seasoned dishes (like \*kababs\*) for relish. So that, as a result, ‘the covers of the goblets of wine’ (to borrow the figurative language of Amir Khusrau) ‘looked holier than a prayer carpet’.¹ - [Previous: c7.s3.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s3.t2.2) - [Next: c7.s3.t2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s3.t2.4) - [Up: c7.s3.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s3.t2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s3.t2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c7.s3.t2.3) · Pramāṇa