Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India
by Remadevi. O. | 2009 | 54,177 words
This page relates 鈥楬ead Ornaments (a): Kirita鈥� of the study on cosmetics, costumes and ornaments of ancient India based on Sanskrit sources. Chapter one deals with cosmetics and methods of enhancing beauty; Chapter two deals with costumes, garments and dresses; Chapter three deals with ornaments for humans and animals. Each chapter deals with their respective materials, types, preparation and trade, as prevalent in ancient Indian society.
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2.1. Head Ornaments (a): 碍颈谤墨峁璦
By the term 碍颈谤墨峁璦 lordship and sovereignty is implied. Hence, the word is used in connection with kings, courtiers and deities. It has a cone shape with a round base and worn on the scalp. 碍颈谤墨峁璦, composed of flowers as well as precious metals and studded with precious gems is seen.
In 痴腻濒尘墨办颈-谤腻尘腻测补峁嘺, in the context of describing 搁腻尘补鈥檚 coronation it is stated -
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An epithet of Arjuna is Kir墨峁璱n. The reason for calling thus is described in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补.[2]
叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 portrays lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 by wearing a 碍颈谤墨峁璦 of 痴补颈岣嵟玶测补[3].
It is stated in 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 that 碍颈谤墨峁璦 is worn by characters of higher category[4].
叠丑腻蝉补 and 碍腻濒颈诲腻蝉补 frequently talk about 碍颈谤墨峁璦, made of flowers as well as gold with settings of gems[5].
We get evidence for such 碍颈谤墨峁璦 from 础尘补谤补办辞艣补[6], 惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁蝉补[7] , 艢颈艣耻辫腻濒补惫补诲丑补[8] and 弄谤耻产丑补峁単补 (弄谤耻产丑补峁単补)[9]
Images of the different manifestations of 艢颈惫补 are exhibited wearing 碍颈谤墨峁璦. In 厂补办补濒腻诲丑颈办腻谤补[10], Harihar膩rdham奴rti is depicted as wearing 碍颈谤墨峁璦. 碍颈谤墨峁璦 is displayed in the images of female deities also.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Journal of the Oriental Research Institute (JORI), p.434
[2]:
Ibid
[3]:
X.3.10
[4]:
XXI.6-20
[5]:
础惫颈尘腻谤补办补, IV.19; 搁补驳丑耻惫补峁兣沘, IV.78,VI.19; 痴颈办谤补尘辞谤惫补艣墨测补, IV.67
[6]:
2.6.102
[7]:
II.15
[8]:
I.46
[9]:
I.13, 17
[10]:
p.19