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Bihari was a 17th century court poet to Jayasingha of Amber.  He wrote in the
Braj dialect of Hindi.  He is best-known for these 700 love poems, written in
the Ritikala or Sringarakala tradition.  Details the rituals of love in all
its aspects - courtship rituals, sexual mores, and the exquisite beauty of
the women of the times.