Flower-garland: 1 definition
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Flower-garland 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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Flower-garlands were hung in cities, as part of celebrations in ancient India during the “grand festival” (Mahotsava) of the coronation of a crown prince (yuvarāja-abhiṣeka), as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 199: Here is described yuvarāja-abhiṣeka-mahotsava when the city of Ayodhyā put on gala appearance by means of beautifying streets, sprinkling of scented waters on its roads, hanging of flower-garlands, putting up golden gates, adorning the palace, decorating the floor in front of the entrances, making paintings on the walls of the public audience, [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Garland, Flower.
Full-text (+128): Malya, Kusumarenuokinna, Pariharika, Huvvadiga, Prasavamga, Malakaran, Cankotakakicca, Pushpamala, Pushpamalya, Matra, Granthima, Veshtita, Pralambita, Bijabendura, Vitata, Samghatya, Trishala, Hua man, Street, Sprinkling.
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Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
1.3. Materials: Flowers < [Chapter 3 - Ornaments]
2.4. Various other Neck Ornaments < [Chapter 3 - Ornaments]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.132 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 1.5.91 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Verse 2.4.66 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 210 - The Story of a Siwurala < [Part III (a) - Stories of the Lower Castes]
Story 100 - The Story Of The Pearl Necklace < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Story 146 - The Na, Mi, And Blue-lotus Flowers’ Princesses < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.28.25 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord’s Pastime of Accepting Sannyāsa]
Verse 2.3.182 < [Chapter 3 - The Lord Manifests His Varāha Form in the House of Murāri and Meets with Nityānanda]
Verse 2.28.31 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord’s Pastime of Accepting Sannyāsa]
Historical use of perfumes in ancient Indian literature. < [Volume 28 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2008]
Pumsavana karma < [Volume 9 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 1990]
Ayurveda: an international overview – part i < [Volume 8 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 1989]
Archaeology and the Mahabharata (Study) (by Gouri Lad)