. Indo-Aryans: contributions towards the elucidation of their ancient and mediaeval history. ears ago,No. 37. thought the most attractive and elegant. The simplest and most natural of these was the chignon repre-sented in No. ^^J, taken from the Great Tower of Bhuvanes-vara. It occurs on a great number of heads, and is generallyornamented with a shieldlike boss of gold on the coil, and threedouble strings of pearls or gold chains on the head. It stillprevails in Orissa and in some parts of the Southern Presi-dency, where the dancing girls seem particularly attached to. Griffiths Scenes from th
. Indo-Aryans: contributions towards the elucidation of their ancient and mediaeval history. ears ago,No. 37. thought the most attractive and elegant. The simplest and most natural of these was the chignon repre-sented in No. ^^J, taken from the Great Tower of Bhuvanes-vara. It occurs on a great number of heads, and is generallyornamented with a shieldlike boss of gold on the coil, and threedouble strings of pearls or gold chains on the head. It stillprevails in Orissa and in some parts of the Southern Presi-dency, where the dancing girls seem particularly attached to. Griffiths Scenes from the l\.-iinayann, ]). 177. i Manu, II., 27, 35, 65. [ 213 ]
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