History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c13.s1.19

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The royal umbrella was always of the white colour. The emblems of royalty as enumerated in a Śloka of the Bhāgavata Purana were (1) Chāmara, (2) Vyajana, (fan) (3) Śankha, (4) White Umbrella, (5) Crown, (6) Sinhāsana and (7) Sayyana or Couch. These things those who were not kings were not allowed to have (Bhāgavata X, 26-61).