The World of Courtesans c12.5

c12.5

A fair picture of the courtesans of this period and of the environment in which they worked is to be found in several story books, such as the *Kuvalayamala* written in 779 A.D. by Udyotanasuri at Jalod in Rajasthan; *Shringaramanjari Katha* of Bhojadeva, the famous ruler of Malwa (c. 1010-1054 A.D.), the *Nammayasundari Kaha* of Mahendra Suri and the *Manasollasa* of Somesvara written in 1131 A.D.