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elaborate arm band and necklace around her neck made from profusion of pearls. On her wrist is a broad gold band edged with pearls. She sits with her one leg bent at the knee and is held in position for comfort by a green cloth tied around it. The beauty of the princess symbolically represents the beauty of Radha. Her eyes reflect the ideal feminine beauty of Classic Sanskrit Literature. She is painted as an ideal of Indian womanhood.
In front of the Princess is a shallow pool of water and the terrace on which the activities are happening is surrounded by a marble traceried parapet. The sky is blackish grey. The Princess attendants behind are traditionally dressed with diaphanous odhini covering their heads. There is manifest richness evident in the heavily embroidered borders on the odhini. The attendant immediately behind the princess to her right holds a traditional morchal, a chauri made from peacock feathers and a white flower garland in her hand. Her feet are coloured with henna as also the feet of the one next to her and she holds a perfume container with a long neck and rounded body below it. Behind her the two attendants are in deep conversation with one of them holding a tray containing perfumed bottles that is similar in shape to the one held in front by an attendant. The one on the extreme right holds a circular metal container that has elaborate pattern of oval shapes on it. All the five attendants are charming and beautiful; all their countenances framed by curly locks of hair that elegantly flirt with their cheeks.
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