The World of Courtesans c13.45

c13.45

When all the arrangements had been completed the king accompanied by the Superintendent of Pastimes started for the *vesha*. The area was provided with palaces, *gopuras*, gardens etc. The king moved slowly, listened to the delightful music of *chandala* girls in one house; in one courtyard a girl was seen dancing to the accompaniment of music. In a second courtyard a musical concert was in progress. At one spot a girl was seated on an ivory chair. She had a jasmine chaplet in her hair. In a third courtyard a girl was looking into a mirror intently and was drawing a *tilaka* on the forehead. At the door of a house a girl was waiting to look at the king. One of the girls sang a song in which the king's name appeared again and again.