[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s4.343 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.343 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.343 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s4.343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.343) Uṣṇīṣa denotes the ‘turban’ worn by Vedic Indians, men and women¹ alike. The Vrātya’s turban is expressly referred to in the Atharvaveda² and the Pañcavimśa Brāhmaṇa.³ A turban is also worn at the Vājapeya⁴ and the Rājasūya⁵ ceremonies by the king as a token of his position. - [Previous: v1.c3.s4.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.342) - [Next: v1.c3.s4.344](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.344) - [Up: v1.c3.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4) ## Linked texts (2) - [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.pancavimsa) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.343) · Pramāṇa