Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c8.176

v1.c8.176

various well-known varieties of head-gear such as *jaṭā-makuṭa*, *kirīṭa-makuṭa*, and *karaṇḍa-makuṭa*; and the minor varieties thereof are *śirastraka*, *kuntala*, *kēśabandha*, *dhammilla* and *aḷaka-chūḍaka*. In the formation of these minor varieties the plaits of hair are bound by what are called *patra-paṭṭa*, *puṣpa-paṭṭa* and *ratna-paṭṭa*.