[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c3.3 # The World of Courtesans c3.3 The World of Courtesans c3.3 - **Language:** English ### [c3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c3.3) However, the best account of courtesans is obtained in the \*Kamasutra\* of Vatsyayana which goes into great details in drawing a very correct picture of the institution of courtesans, the clients who visited them, the low characters who either helped the courtesans and their clients and hangers on, their lovers, periodic festivals in which they participated, their acts of piety and their virtues and vices. - [Previous: c3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c3.2) - [Next: c3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c3.4) - [Up: c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c3.3) · Pramāṇa