The World of Courtesans c13.6

c13.6

Besides Madavi there were other girls in the establishment. They were sleeping blissfully, their heads resting on the chests of their lovers. Their rooms were fumigated with the smoke of black *agaru*. The girls painted their bodies with sandal paste and wore green *pāṭalai* garlands interspersed with segments of tender lotus flowers and pearl necklaces.