(“basket-crown”) A
little crown in the form of a basket that stands out for its lack of
embellishment.
The karan damakuta is a headdress worn by a minor god in
Hindu iconography.
The kirita makuta worn by the deity Vishnu, on the other
hand, is considerably bigger and more intricately decorated, in line with his
stature as one of Hindu religious life's most important deities.
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