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88-91. The *Jaṭā*, the *Makuṭa*, the *Keśabandha*, and the *Kuntala* should be triangular (*tripuṭa*)¹ in plan; the *Kirīṭa* and the *Mauli* should be somewhat like the ear; the *Karaṇḍa* should resemble the beak of the peacock; the *Śirastra* should look like the bubble; the *Dhammilla* should be shaped like the creeper; and the *Alaka*, and the *Chūḍa* should be made extending from the extremity of the hair.²