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them ornamented with stars of gold and emeralds, whose white tusks were fixed in a tube of silver overlaid with a border of gold, and who were ridden one by one by clever makouts. Then came one after anciher, one hundred and eight cbariots equipped with canoples, flags, bells, ensigns, excellent portal archés, and musical instruments of twelve kinds prepared from the wood of Tinigā tree growing on the Himalayas; furnished with strong wheels and yoke-poles to which spirited horses were yoked, and in which small bells were creating a loud jingling noise, and thirty-two quivers were also keps. Then walked one hundred and eight fully equipped warriors carrying various weapons in their hands and desirous of laughing out other soldiers by their valour Then walked an army of cavalry, elephants, chariota, and infantry. Then moved on a huge Indra's Banner, one thousand yojana high, holsted on a strong adamantine staff furnished with thousands of small flags of various colours and a varlety of umbrellas, ornamented with flower-garlands in which bees were producing a pleasant humming noise, and filling up the vault of the sky with the charming tinkling of smali bells swinging to and fro with wind, as if it were a mass of fame or å visible Path of Mukti ( Final Emancipation ), or trying to measure the vault of the sky by its height; and carried respectfully by gods. Then followed many Brahmana mendicants, bald-headed hermits, ascetics wearing bralded hair, clowns, actors, jesters, songsters, players on musical instruments, and dancers playing and laughing, uttering ellouts of victory, invoking benedictions and extolling the virtuous qualities of the Lord. Then came mighty Ksatriayas, royal princes, distinguished persons, heads of corporations, with their retinue, some on foot, some in chariots, some on horse-back, some on elephants, and some, riding in palanquins, went in front of the Lord. And after them, followed numerous gods and goddesses accompanied by a retinue of hundred celestial cars, hundred banners, and bundred domestic gods surrounding each of them,
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