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Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v2.c14.s37.7

Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v2.c14.s37.7

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*Kirīṭa*—a diadem, a crown.
*Śiro-vibhūshaṇa*—a head-ornament.
*Chūḍāmaṇi*—a crest-jewel.
*Kuṇḍala*—an ear-ring.
*Tāṭaṅka* (or *tāḍaṅka*)—a kind of ear-ornament.
*Makara-bhūshaṇa*—an ear-pendant decorated with *makaras* (*makarāṅkita-kuṇḍala*).
*Kaṅkaṇa*—a bracelet.
*Keyūra*, *kaṭaka*—an armlet worn on the upper-arm.
*Valaya*—an armlet worn round the upper-arm (*bāhumūle*) or on the fore-arm (*prakoṣhṭha*).
*Maṇi-bandha-kalāpa*¹—a jewelled ornament worn on the fore-arm.
*Kiṅkiṇī-valaya*—a bracelet (or anklet) fitted with little bells.
*Aṅgulīyaka*—a finger-ring.
*Ratnāṅgulīyaka*—a jewelled finger-ring.