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# Matsyapurana 82.8

Matsyapurāṇa 82.8

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [82.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.82.8)

sitasūtraśirālau tau sitakambalakambalau  
tāmragaṇḍakapṛṣṭhau tau sitacāmararomakau //

> The tendons, nerves, &c., of these images should be made of white threads, white blankets to represent their dewlaps, cheeks and backs should be made of copper, the white hair trimmed from a châr (antelope hair) should represent the hair of the body.—8.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.82.p6) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.82.8) — English, machine translation

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