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) v6.c40.s16.7

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The following is a list of the personal ornaments mentioned in the course of the chapter : *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 crocodile pattern (*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 forearm (*prakoṣṭha*). *Pūrīma*—for the upper-arm. *Maṇi-bandha-kalāpa*¹—a jewelled ornament worn on the forearm. *Kiṅkiṇī-valaya*—a bracelet (or anklet) fitted with little bells. *Aṅgulīyaka*—a finger-ring. *Ratnāṅgulīyaka*—a jewelled finger-ring. .Hāra ² / Ardha-hāra—a string of pearls worn round the neck.