Headgear, Head-gear: 2 definitions
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Headgear means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaHeadgear was traditionally used for decorating the head, as part of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kamasutra of Vatsyayana.—Cf. the Sanskrit Śekharakāpīḍayojana.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The history of Indian Art covers approximately five thousand years which presents a rich and almost continuous record. The references of sixty four kinds of Kala (कला, kalā) are found in the Bhagavatapurana, Shaiva-Tantras, Kamasutra of Vatsyayana etc.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Head-gears were commonly used as Ornaments (in Indian Dramas) as conveyed through the Alaṃkāra division of Āhāryābhinaya: one of the four divisions of Abhinaya or “ways to convey or represent one’s emotion to others”, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Alaṃkāra deals with the decoration of garlands and ornaments. In the Nāṭyaśāstra four kinds of ornaments and five kinds of garlands are accepted. In the Sanskrit dramas ornaments like ear-rings, bracelets, head-gears etc. are seen to be collected from nature. This is informed in many of the Sanskrit dramas.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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Puppetry in Assam (by Gitali Saikia)
Folk Theatre (e): Bharigan < [Chapter 6]
Folk Theatre (b): Ojapali < [Chapter 6]
Costume of puppets of Assam < [Chapter 4]
Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
A Summary of the Vishvakarma-Shilpa < [Chapter 4 - Shilpa Shastras]
Architecture in the Agamas < [Chapter 3 - Classical or post-Vedic Architecture]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
13. Aharyabhinaya (extraneous representation) < [Chapter 2 - Dance in the Puranas]
4. Mudras or the Hand-poses of the Images < [Chapter 4 - Sculpture in the Puranas]
15. Icons of the Dikpalas < [Chapter 4 - Sculpture in the Puranas]
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 82: Mittavinda-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 536: Kuṇāla-jātaka < [Volume 5]