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Ornamentation 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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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Ornamentation or Decoration (in Sanskrit drama) is expressed through Āhāryābhinaya, which represents one of the four divisions of Abhinaya or “ways to convey or represent one’s emotion to others” (in Sanskrit Drama), 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.—Abhinaya (“acting”) is of four varieties, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa. Āhāryābhinaya is conveyed by decoration or ornamentation. In the Nāṭyaśāstra, it is said that the entire production of a play depends on āhāryābhinaya and the extraneous representation deals with the rules of costumes and make-up. Till today, this process is followed and the actors go for their make-up in the greenroom which is generally situated in the back stage.
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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Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Waist-band (Kati-sutra) < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
Head-dress of Women (b): Cylindrica cap like Makuta < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
The cultural life of the Pallava Period < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
4. Benu-Madhava Temple < [Chapter 4 - Vaishnavite Temples of Purushottama Kshetra]
2. Jagannatha Temple architecture (2): The Jagamohana or Mukhasala < [Chapter 3 - Lord Jagannatha Temple]
8. Alam Candi Temple (in Kumbharapara) < [Chapter 6 - Shakta Temples of Purushottama Kshetra]
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Arulala Perumal Temple < [Chapter 4]
Adavalleswarar or Adavalleeswarar Temple (Architecture) < [Chapter 4]
Introduction: The Sculpture Art of the Munnur Temples < [Chapter 5]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
4. Fourteen types of Samāśra (Square) Maṇḍapas < [Chapter 4 - Maṇḍapa Lakṣaṇa]
4. Prākāra components (2): Pāda-māna < [Chapter 3 - Prākāra Lakṣaṇa]
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Chapter XXIII - Staying Alive through [the Buddha’s] Divine Power < [Fascicle Five]
Chapter IV - Renunciation < [Fascicle One]
Chapter III - Disgust < [Fascicle One]
The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
2. The Different Forms of the Sikhara < [Chapter 4 - The component parts of the full-fledged Temple]
3. The Evolution of The Full Fledged Shrine < [Chapter 3 - The Shrine and the Temple: early phase]
3. The Later Chalukyan or Hoysala Phase (c. 1050-1300 A.D.) < [Chapter 5 - The development of the regional phases of the Temple]