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jarhgha (those covering the whole thigh)1 have been mentioned in the text. A similar description of the shoes is to be found in the BỊhatkalpa Bhasya as well.2 Ornaments
Ornaments ( alamkāras , abharana* ) were profusely worn. The art of ornamentation ( abharanavidhi )) was considered to be a special art which was carried out by a separate class of workers called man lavagas. Both men and women were equally fond of wearing the ornaments, although a difference must have existed between the ornaments of the two."
Among the ornaments for head, kirlța or mukuta ( mauda ), wulamani and patta are mentioned in the text. Kiriţa or mukuta? was the royal crown inlaid with precious pearls and stones. In the contemporary literature and inscriptions the kings have been invariably shown as wearing the crown.& Yuan Chwang also observed that "garlands and tiaras with precious stones were the head-adornments of the kings". Calamaņilo was another ornament for head. In the Maliya Copper-plate grant of Mahārāja Dhārasena II dated A. D. 571-72, the cūlamani is explained as a jewel in the locks of hair on the top of the head. 11 In the Kadambari of Bāpa kirița and cūdamani can
1. Ibid. 2. TH 375*71, FTITET 3T aftal-Ibid.; Bph. Bhā. 3847, 3852-55. 3. NC. 2, p. 467. 4. NO. 4, pp. 2, 24. 5. R TTTT 3THUTH-NC. 2, p. 467.
73efur far TT-NC. 2, p. 469. Special female nurses called mandāvana-dhāti were also employed in the houses of wealthy citizens to decorate the person of the child,
NC. 3, p. 404. 7. NC. 2, pp. 398, 469. 8. Alina Copper-plate-grant of Siladitya VII ( dated A. D. 566-67 ), CII
III ( 39 ), pp. 156, 176. 9. Watters, op. cit. 1, p. 151; Beal, op. cit. 1, p. 75. 10. NC. 1, p. 32. 11. CII. III (38), p. 168, text p. 165.
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