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Scroll-design means something in the history of ancient India. 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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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Scroll-designs were painted on the floor, as part of the tasks performed to beautify the Sleeping chamber (of young ladies) in Ancient India, as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 83.3-9: Here is the description of the house or the sleeping chambers of young ladies which were beautified for the reception of their husbands. The select items in this list are as follows: [e.g., painting scroll-designs on the floor (koṭṭime pattalayāo);] [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text: Painting, Kottima, Sleeping chamber.
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Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Jagulei Gramadevati, Bansabadi < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Iconography of Tirthankaras < [Chapter 6]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
The Medhi Portion (of the Stupa) < [Chapter 4]
Stylised Form of the Frames of the Niches < [Chapter 4]
Minor Structural Stupas at Ratnagiri < [Chapter 4]
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Jain Caumukha/Caumukhi or Caturmukhas < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]