A History of the Mahrattas v2.c57.55

v2.c57.55

² [The *āftābgīr* is described under the name of *afthaadah* as ‘a sun embroidered on crimson velvet, both sides the same, and fixed on a circular framework, about two yards in circumference; this is attached to a silver or gold staff, the circle deeply and fully flounced with gold brocade, or rich silk bound with silver ribands. The person riding is sheltered from the rays of the sun by the *afthaadah* being carried in an elevated position.’ (Mrs. Meer Hassan Ali’s *Observations on the Mussulmauns of India*, ed. W. Crooke, 1917, pp. 38 and 47.)]