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be a spot of land on which there is no assembly of men, and rejoic- 

 ing. And let many flowers be so scattered every where that even 

 the rivers may appear to be rivers of flowers. And on the road by 

 which the bridegroom will come, let screens made with mica and 

 coloured paper be set up covered with rubies, diamonds and topazes, 

 and let them be like beds of flowers for the bridegroom to walk 

 between, and let as moors or mountains or valleys appear, whose 

 bosoms are not covered with feathers and flowers. 



King Indra malces preparations for the marriage of Uday-bhdn. 



King Indra said, " Order those cunning women who are flying 

 aloft in stately array to ornament themselves and make a covering 

 from this kingdom to that out of their wondrous flying couches, and 

 let them fly in such a way that the couches may appear like flower- 

 beds, extending a hundred cos. And on this side and on that, let 



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