The World of Courtesans c12.89

c12.89

"Some sang sweetly, some played instruments while some others danced A group of girls prayed, 'Follow the prescribed moral character and conquer with the supreme will the invincible.' Some attendant gods with folded hands placed on their foreheads prayed, 'Success to you! May you be blessed! May you fare well! Our Lord, success to you.' Some other goddesses held pitchers, fans, white *chauri* and white umbrellas in their hands, while others held mirrors. A group of apsaras holding *vinas* and *mridangas* in their bejewelled hands waited for the order of the chief god. The courtesans with unheard and unexcelled beauty moved languorously and danced."