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Their lips were red like mature coral and bimb fruit skundaru ore Coccinia cordifolia (L.) Cogn.).
The rows of their teeth were spotless and brilliant white like * crescent, purest of conch-shells, cow's milk, foam, kund flower,
drops of water and lotus stalk. * The palms of their hands, soles of their feet, palates and * tongues were red like heated, washed, reheated and refined pure
gold. * Their hair were black as collyrium and dark clouds and were
attractive, smooth and soft like Ruchak gem. To They had adorned their left ears with ear-rings (and right ears *with other ornaments). Their bodies were covered with sandalwood paste.
They had immaculately dressed themselves in Silindhra flowerlike pinkish white, fine, loose and beautiful robes.
They had crossed their childhood but had not yet attained mature youth and were still in their age of innocent adolescence.
Their arms were adorned with tal-bhangak, trutika (bracelet, armlet etc.) and other beautiful ornaments for arms along with brilliant gems.:
All the ten fingers were adorned with rings.
Their crowns carried beautiful identifying crests in the form of Chudamani. They were epitomes of grandeur, brilliance, power, fame, happiness and good luck.
Their chests were embellished with necklaces. They were wearing tiny bells, armlets, arm-bands and other ornaments that man made the arms rigid and unyielding. On their cheeks, made up and K painted with fragrant pastes of saffron and musk, rested the ear* ornaments including ear-rings. * The variety of ornaments on their arms were strange and motor peculiar. The crowns they wore were embellished with a variety of
garlands and bead-strings. * औपपातिकसूत्र
Aupapatik Sutra
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