The World of Courtesans c13.40

c13.40

*Nisha-krida* (nocturnal sport) was held in a cellar or an inner apartment. All the windows and holes of the apartment were closed to prevent the sunlight from entering. The doors were firmly closed. The dark chamber was then fumigated with incense and all impediments were removed so as to prevent the participants from stumbling. The king then asked his women to discard their shyness. He ordered some girls to enter the room unseen, approach the other women stealthily and pull their hair or their ears, to strike some on their backs, or scratch their bodies. The girls struck the other with their feet, or talked to the others lovingly. They used flattering language and squeezed the breasts of other girls. These preliminaries made the girls bolder and they were ready to participate in the orgy that was to follow.