Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v1.c5.s8.16

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The ornaments of this dancer have also been painted with care, and among their large variety the *ārsī* (thumb-ring set with a miniature mirror), the *karanphūl* (ear-rings with elaborate design) and *sarāsarī* (ornament of the head, comprising gold or pearl strings) should not be overlooked. The coiffure also exhibits much imagination, and the intertwining of the flowers with the plaits is most pleasing. The pose of the dancer is typical; one familiar with Indian steps of to-day could say that very little change has taken place in this art since the fresco was painted, almost fifteen hundred years ago.