Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c8.189

v1.c8.189

For all the other gods what is called the *karaṇḍa-makuṭa* is prescribed. It is a crown made in the shape of a *karaṇḍa* which is generally a bowl-shaped vessel (see Pl. VIII, fig. 2). It is short in height and small in size, and is, as pointed out above, indicative of subordination in status. This is the headgear of all the various kinds of