Yesterday I started to test this nation, the approach I used is
1st turn tax to 200 and recruit a yaksha
2 turn make the yaksha your profet, buy yavanas, and a mage (guru)
3turn start your expansion, the guru could forge a sield for your prophet,
Pretender: I think that a sleeping Nataraja with at least A4,S4,N4, is a good base to start, it has potential for supporting the middle game fighting when fully equipped with gear.
