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upto the ear (44.25).
Once a pregnant lady is advised not to
loosen her hair at the time of twilight. This shows that
'muktakesa' was not considered to be auspicious for women
(124.21). But the 'Maya' of lord Brahma is said to be
Muktakesi (134.6).
braid
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The Br. P. furnishes many types of hair.
styles while describing lord siva. Thus he is called
Sikhandin (40.79), Kapardin (39.31), Munda (37.14),(40.12,65),
Ardhamunda (37.14), having three Jatas (40.11), having a
Jatajuta (74.13). Once he is described as having a golden
Hiranyakrtacuda - (40.16), whereas elsewhere he is
called nilasikhandin (37.3). Again he is called ardhadandi-
kesah (40.13) 59 His hair are said to be sprinkled with water
(40.33). When lord Siva approached Parvati in an ugly form,
his coiffure is described as "Lesantapingalah' (35.5). Further
he is called 'muktakesah' (40.33) and lord Siva (40.61) and
Yama (215.47) are called Urdhvakesal. King Sagara punished
the Sakas by tonsuring half their heads, the Yavanas and
Kambojas by tonsuring them full, the Paradas were allowed to go
with their hair dishevelled and the. Pahlavas were allowed to
retain only their beards (8.48,49). The Br. P. states that
in the Kaliyuga, there would be a general scarcity of gold and
jewels and therefore women would depend for decoration on hair
(229.16,17). Again, it is laid down that one should comb
one's hair in the first hours of the day (221.21). The
59 Missing in mss. 'ka' and ga