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... hair also came into vogue . Roshak Alkazi , a specialist in ancient Indian costumes , says that hair itself was often twisted into headdress . " The twisted braid being then arranged to form protuberance at the front or side of the head ...
... hair also came into vogue . Roshak Alkazi , a specialist in ancient Indian costumes , says that hair itself was often twisted into headdress . " The twisted braid being then arranged to form protuberance at the front or side of the head ...
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... hair , one a representation of the sun and other of the moon . She wears gold as well as green and red glass bangles . To ward off the evil eye , a single hair from an elephant's tail bent into a frame of silver or of gold is tied to ...
... hair , one a representation of the sun and other of the moon . She wears gold as well as green and red glass bangles . To ward off the evil eye , a single hair from an elephant's tail bent into a frame of silver or of gold is tied to ...
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... hair and beard unshorn was to revive the ancient ascetic tradition of India in the hope his new Sikhs would , like ascetics of old , be rigidly puritanical . He believed that the Keshas unshorn hair and beard - were a symbol of ascetic ...
... hair and beard unshorn was to revive the ancient ascetic tradition of India in the hope his new Sikhs would , like ascetics of old , be rigidly puritanical . He believed that the Keshas unshorn hair and beard - were a symbol of ascetic ...
Contents
THE TIMELESS APPEAL OF ASSAMS WEAVING ART Shalini Mitra | 7 |
THE POET INTELLECTUAL Pavan K Varma | 14 |
GREAT EXPONENT OF INDIAN CULTURE Prabhakar Begde 22 228 | 22 |
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