The Mauryan Polity c7.s4.t1.7
The Mauryan Polity c7.s4.t1.7
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c7.s4.t1.7
Another peculiar custom of the Mauryan monarch was the ceremonial washing of the hair of the king on his birthday accompanied by festivities and festivals when the king was the recipient of many a rich present at the hands of his courtiers and the nobles of the land. It is not peculiarly a Persian custom as some would aver, but a common custom of all the Hindus, high and low.³