Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s8.24
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s8.24
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No as regards the other items of dress, they are **Kucabandha** and **Udarbandha**. Both these are flat bands, the former to keep the breasts in postion and the latter the protruding belley, characteristic of male figures (cf. Parkham nd other Yakṣa figures). **Katibandha**, **Mekhala** and **Kancidam** may also be taken as another set of drapery and decorations. The Besanagar and the Didarganj Yakṣiṇī figures are repesented in these decorations. Dr. Bannerjea remarks ‘In medieval reliefs, both of the north and the south, they are far more elaborate’.