King Samon finds husbands for all his daughters but one. Princess Rochana rejects all the men before her.
The furious king did not know what to do with his stubborn daughter, so he ordered another round of candidates and invited the men indiscriminately, saying “Send out drummers to announce that tomorrow Princess Rochana will throw a garland to find a husband by chance.” *
The next morning all the city folk including courtiers dressed up and went to the gathering at the royal courtyard. The king sent for his daughter and said, “Beloved daughter, you must throw the garland up in the air. Any man who has made merit with you in the past, let the garland land around his hand, and I will marry you to him.”
Detail of Princess Rochana with the flower garland she will bestow on her future husband