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"Prince you show any faults in our pictures." Thus saying, they placed one picture in his hands. Gunchandra gazed and gazed at the picture not to talk of finding any mistake in it."
"What mistake is there ?"
"Whose picture is this? It is painted very nicely." Gunchandra said.
"The picture is of Ratnavati ?
"Who is Ratnavati ?"
"A young daughter of king Shankhayan and Kantimati of Shankhpur city.... Her age is quite matured for marriage. We have arrived here in search of a proper husband.'
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Gunchandra was already attracted by her beauty as seen in the picture. He himself prepared one picture of her. The artists were stunned when they saw the