The World of Courtesans c13.8
The World of Courtesans c13.8
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c13.8
On this occasion there was a lover's quarrel between Kovalan and Madavi To please him she bathed her fragrant black hair in perfumed oil, fumigated it, and perfumed it with the paste of musk. She dyed her feet with lac dye, and wore ornaments on her feet She encircled her waist with a girdle of thirty-two strands. She had wound her blue piece of cloth embroidered with flowers. She also wore armlets, and bracelets with costly gems, and bangles made of conch shell and coral. She wore necklaces and ear-rings. Thus Madavi offered Kovaian the happiness of union.