Jatamukuta

Glossary

A hairstyle or headdress in the Indian iconographic tradition in which long, matted hair is twisted and piled atop the head as a tall conical cap or crown, with some ornamentation. Sanskrit for ‘crown of matted hair’, it is associated with ascetics in the Hindu tradition. It is most commonly seen in depictions of the Hindu deities Shiva and Brahma, and also found in Jain and Buddhist art.

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Jatamukuta%newline%A hairstyle or headdress in the Indian iconographic tradition in which long, matted hair is twisted and piled atop the head as a tall conical cap or crown, with some ornamentation. Sanskrit for 'crown of matted hair', it is associated with ascetics in the Hindu tradition. It is most commonly seen in depictions of the Hindu deities Shiva and Brahma, and also found in Jain and Buddhist art.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Jatamukuta”. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/jatamukuta/
MLA	“Jatamukuta.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/jatamukuta/. Accessed 17, November, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Jatamukuta. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/jatamukuta/. (Accessed: 17, November, 2024)