daily practice addressing public audience balcony forts palaces medieval kings india essential direct way communicating face face public practice adopted emperors balcony appearance spelled adopted 16th century contrary islamic earlier father emperor adopted hindu practice appearing subjects hear public grievances sanskrit word means sight means viewing idol saint adopted daily appearance subjects showed hindu influence practiced adopted practice sunrise easterly facing ornate bay window throne balcony balcony viewing window projecting wall provided palace fort kings emperors resided reign architecture served basic need lighting ventilation attained divine concept reign appearances depicted paintings giving daily feature tradition continued rulers followed appeared subjects ancient practice discontinued 11th year reign considered non islamic practice form idol worship red fort faces emperor stand greet subjects emperors visits outside capital portable wooden house known held delhi december king george consort grand appearance common people practices rulers reign hindu practice appearing people started practice generally credited fixed drum beneath wall assembled beat draw attention reign daily practice sun early morning residence led initiate river hour greeted appeared window sun worship period promoting liberal religious policy liberal approach started start morning prayers attend greet large audience gathered day spend hour seeking acceptance imperial authority popular faith attend court hours attending administrative duties crowd people assembled balcony generally consisted soldiers merchants craft persons peasants women sick children balcony set high king stand platform people gathered alive empire stable sovereign ill felt necessary publicly day order maintain control guard immediate anarchy symbolic purpose time people personal requests directly present petitions cause began appearing twice day hear complaints people wished speak emperor gave let thread people tie complaints petitions seeking attention justice effective way communication information exchange process contemporary noted worked effectively spent half hours regularly paintings giving popular reign son emperor continued practice window structure represents tower shape white marble pavilion time frequently rule giving hanging string tie petitions practiced persian system elaborated system adopting golden chain tie petitions stopped wife known sat conducted administrative duty common people hearing pleas fully dedicated practice point conduct sick said time weakness gone day great pain sorrow according fixed custom painting giving shows sitting profile jewelry wearing red background pale purple coloured reign emperor maintained rigorous schedule entire thirty years rule prayers appeared window subjects stay delhi huge crowds assemble receive balcony appear public minutes sunrise subjects bow imperial salute particular group people known akin roman empire king food look face emperor considered half hour spent king balcony time people submit petitions king directly chain let purpose drawn receiving petitions passing nobles court time sick appear spread death times people gather window hold protest demonstrations place grievances emperor incident occurred people affected famine pleaded provide famine relief said islamic father grandfather skeptical carry function worship sun practice deep rooted state compelled continue practice reign proof continued practice painting dated shown attendance foreground painting emperor painted profile white upper attire adorned background blue colour assembled protest tax imposed practiced strict islamic codes conduct personal life stopped practice basis human beings stopped practice 11th year rule felt hindu ceremony portable wooden house emperors visits outside capital double house built platform supported pillars yards height pillars height joined nuts bolts formed upper floor functioned sleeping quarter king worship holding considered hindu practice delhi occasion held december king george consort grand appearance common people assembled greet
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