48. Continuation (no text)

 

This relief joins on directly to the preceding one. The chief business is the same, though the details vary a little. The principal person who by accident has lost both his headdress and aureole, still stands on his cushion in the centre, with his umbrella-bearer; he now has the lotusplant on the other side and holds it with his left hand. The haloed king is again on a throne to the right, but this time in a pendapa; there are also a pair of kneeling attendants and the handmaidens standing, only more of them. On the left too are the Cakya's, now all on their feet; the furthest left, holds a large padma. Above this group, clouds are introduced. Althrough the presence of the Cakya's was to be expected, these figures as far as their costume is concerned, might as well be gods, who the text says were also present at the contests.