On the eighth day of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Bhādrapada , the king, accompanied by the citizens, royal astrologers, ministers, chamberlains and prominent Brāhmaṇas , all dressed in auspicious garments, should cause Indra’s Standard covered with a new cloth and beautified with garlands, perfumes and incense, to be brought into the town by the people to the accompaniment of the sounds of conches and musical instruments.