Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c8.188

v1.c8.188

*Kiriṭa-makuṭa* is a conical cap sometimes ending in an ornamental top carrying a central pointed knob. It is covered with jewelled discs in front or on all sides, and has jewelled bands round the top as well as the bottom. The *kiriṭa-makuṭa* should be worn exclusively by Nārāyaṇa among the gods. Among human beings the *kiriṭa* may be worn by *sārvabhauma cakravartins*[^ *] or emperors and by *adhirājas* or superior governors of provinces (see Pl. IV, figs. 20 and 21).