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Technical Dictionary
damaru 346 - A small double-headed drum shaped like an Hour
glass.
danda GUS - Scepter or staff as a symbol of sovereignity. dhammilla fcell - A style of coiffure in which the hair is swept into a circular chignon on the top of the head. dhoti Eicit - A modern apparel consisting of a piece of cloth wrapped around the waist and the legs; the term is also used for designating the lower garment worn in ancient times. dhyana-mudra 21-HGT - A gesture of meditation in which the hands are relaxed in the lap, one above the other, with the palms turned upward. dikpala facb4151 - A regent of either one of the four cardinal or four intermediate directions of space. dvarapala SR467 - A door guardian. ekavali Tohlasit - A necklace consisting of single strand of pearls or heads often with an oblong spacer in the centre. gada "TGI - A mace; a weapon commonly carried by Vishnu. gana TUT - A grotesque, dwarf goblin; often shown as an attendant and companion of Siva. garuda "Thç - mythical eagle or white kite. garudarudha T551hase - Riding on a garuda. godhasana Tình - Having "iguana" mount; form of Parvati. graha JE - A planet. hastavalaya trace - A kind of ornament of worn in the arms. jala GIST - Literally, net; in architecture it denotes the lace-like tracery made up of interwined chandrasalikas which cover the sikhara of North Indian temple. jangha vel - Literally, thigh; in architecture the wall of the temple, lying between the varandika and the vedi-bandha. jatajuta Gato - A coiffure consisting of long locks of hair piled above the head. Sive and Parvati shown with this kind of hairs.
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