The World of Courtesans c12.84

c12.84

"On the seventh day of the Mahanavami festival, some young girls with cheeks as full as the moon, and faces more lovely than the spring, clothed in magnificent dresses, and showing features like the freshest rose, charmed every heart, were placed behind a curtain opposite the king. On a sudden the curtain was raised and again fell, and the damsels arranged themselves for the dance with a grace calculated to seduce every sense and captivate every mind."