Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c77.93

Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c77.93

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v2.c77.93

**Hingula**— also goes with sindūra. It is vermilion or crude cinnabar or sulphide of mercury. It is called ‘Igur’ in Hindi. That sometimes outline was drawn in vermilion is referred to in the Mahāvaṁśa (xxvii. 18).

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Mahāvaṃsa — Pāli