(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/83/0a/e1/830ae18d4f3cc47ec796cf745fb455a6--spa-baths-hammam.jpg)<br/><br/>The immense complex of temples (for the diverse kingdom kept its entire pantheons as a matter of policy) stretched for maybe a square mile of the city, but the temple dedicated to past monarchs was far the biggest.  Its chief function was the religious rites associated with the monarchy, and the weddings were perhaps the most frequent.  Today the prince would be having quite a few, including his first, so the building was a hive of activity.  The Temple was roughly Y shaped--the Prince would be led to the left side to be bathed and prepared for the ceremony, and his wives to the right.  The far ends (the "top" of the Y) from the entrance were both immense baths, and those brides who had showed up promptly were already being cleansed and dressed for their ceremony, with incense and the muttered demands of servants filling the air.<br/><br/>"It's nearly time!  Come let me look at you if you're ready," announced a prim-looking lady bishop, looking with disapproval at the stragglers.