The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c15.s1.43

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The women of the Gangetic plain were generally speaking following the *vikachchha* method, which is still current there. This is made quite clear from the Didarganj statue of the *charui* bearer from Bihar (See Pl. IV, B) and the Mathura statue of Hārīti from U. P.², as the backs of both these can be clearly seen. That the same fashion continued to be in vogue in the U. P., Bihar, Bengal and Orissa throughout the ancient and medieval periods is made quite clear by numerous statues of Tārā, Māyā, Mahishāsuramardinī, female attendants on Vishṇu images, etc., that were discovered in these provinces and are now exhibited in the Indian Museum, Calcutta.