in the centre of the of the forces during a campaign there would also be the Sacred fire within an arch carried on a palanquin, accompanied by royal chaplain. the same indian military manual relates that on the eve of a battle the chaplain would make offering to the fire. the chara must not be forgotten, as they provided intelligence on the enemy strategies and are occasionally mention in the inscriptions.
military bands would accompany the sacred fire on each march and would be heard during the battle. the reliefs mainly large gongs carried by a pair of