[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) › c8.152 # The World of Courtesans c8.152 The World of Courtesans c8.152 - **Language:** English ### [c8.152](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.152) In order to gain his end the suitor tried to find out what objects the girl delighted in and then did his best to satisfy her wants. He gifted her with dolls and toys of original designs which other girls could not hope to obtain, gave her play balls, and painted patterns drawn within a short time (\*bhaktichitra\*). He gave her dolls (\*duhitrika\*) made of cotton yarn, horn, ivory, wax, paste and clay. He visited the kitchen and showed her ways of cooking rice. To attract her further he showed and presented to her. openly or privately, carved figures of men and women in wood, male and female figures of rams, goats and sheep, miniature temples and houses made of clay and bamboo, cages of curious shapes, made of various materials containing birds such as parrots, \*koels\*, \*madana-sarika\*, \*lavaka\*, cocks and partridges etc.; waterpots made of clay stone, wood, conchshell, shells, mechanical toys, small \*vinas\*, doll houses (\*pindolika\*), and toilet boxes (\*patolika\*) containing lac dyes, manganese powder, orpiment, cinnabar, black paint, betel nuts and betel leaves, sandalwood, saffron etc. - [Previous: c8.151](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.151) - [Next: c8.153](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.153) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.152](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.152) · Pramāṇa