Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s8.25

v2.c74.s8.25

Another very peculiar kind of dress current both in sculptures as well as the iconographical texts is the **avyanga**, the waist-girdle peculiar to the Sun images of the north. Br. Sam. supports it. It is said to be based on the Avestan ‘aiwiyaon’ the sacred wooden thread girdle which a Zoroastrian is enjoined to wear round the waist.