Pallava period (Social and Cultural History)
by S. Krishnamurthy | 2017 | 143,765 words
This study examines the Social and Cultural History of the Pallava period (as gleaned through the Sculptural Art). The Pallavas (6th-9th century A.D.) mainly ruled over the Tondaimandalam (Tondai Nadu) region in the Northern part of Tamil Nadu (South-India). The Pallava dynasty ensured a golden age of architecture, arts, and spirituality and while ...
Coiffure of Children
In the Govardhanadhari panel at Mamallapuram, hairdo of two children can be noticed. One is the usual sikhanda type (fig. 205), but with part of the hair allowed loosely to fall at the back and sides of the head and another is shown probably having curly hairs, similar to the man milking the cow.
A variant in the sikhanda form can be noticed in the miniature panel depicting Krishna in the act of killing Bakasura (fig. 206) on the adhisthana of the Pundarikaksha-perumal temple at Tiruvellarai. Here Krishna is seen with the hair gathered above His head by knotting them in the form of a bun, with the free end of the hair emerging above it as a loop. The entire mass of hair just below the knot was fastened by means of a band.