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met and fixed an auspicious day for the marriage according to the advice of the court-astrologers.
Both the parties began to make grand preparations for the marriage. Preparations for the marriage were in full swing in both the kingdoms.
King Mayaraj arrived at a magnificent garden outside the city of Swayamprabha with the members of his family, his beautiful daughter, Mandodari, his courtiers, relatives and others, on the prescribed day. The garden and the city had been splendidly decorated to add colour to the occasion. A special palace had been constructed in the garden for the stay of the guests. The greatest sculptors, artists and architects of Swayamprabha had designed and constructed the mansion besides renovating and decorating the city of Swayamprabha. The city put on the appearance of a newly built city. Its topless towers and decorated mansions and roads gave the look of a heavenly city,
What defect can be there in a place where thousands of Muses presiding over the various branches of learning and where countless heavenly beings stand ready, with folded hands to carry out any task ?
The marriage of Dashmukh Ravan and Mandodari took place in the presence of the Kings of various countries, in the midst of joyous jubilations and celebrations; and in the midst of auspicious melodies emanating from musical instruments and the auspicious Mantras recited by the priests, that reverberated in the sky.
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