The World of Courtesans c6.6

c6.6

Elsewhere in the *Jnatadharma* (III. 51-52) it is mentioned that the courtesan Devadatta of Champa used to go on picnics with her rich clients. With flowers and perfumes and exotic food they proceeded to the Nanda lake and set up a temporary camp (*thunamandavam*) not far from the lake. Mounting the chariot with the courtesan Devadatta, they proceeded to the garden and sported in the lake, enjoyed the food and perfumes they had brought with them and slept with her, and in the afternoon they walked arm in arm with Devadatta and enjoyed the beauty of the garden.