[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) › c9.68 # The World of Courtesans c9.68 The World of Courtesans c9.68 - **Language:** English ### [c9.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.68) In the post-Gupta period the pattern of life continued as in the previous centuries—only in a more elaborate form. As a matter of fact, the literature of the time reveals a luxurious mode of existence. This was reflected in the highly decorated palaces which housed a multitude of attendants, courtesans and harem inmates. The king led a life of comfort and he showed the same interest in festivals, music, dancing and \*goshthi\* that he had displayed in the Gupta period. The \*goshthi\*, with its well organized membership, continued to exist. Gambling, drinking and prostitution were widely prevalent and in spite of the \*shastric\* injunctions against these vices, human nature seemed to have found delight in all of them. - [Previous: c9.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.67) - [Next: c9.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.69) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.68) · Pramāṇa