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About the dressing of a sacrificer, his wife and the priest who performs a sacrifice, we have reference in 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉, 碍补濒辫补蝉奴迟谤补蝉 and 艢rautas奴tras.

A Sacrificer as referred to in 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补-产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺^[1] usually wore four types of dress. Two upper garments -础诲丑颈惫腻蝉补蝉 and P膩峁囜笉va, a lower garment -罢腻谤辫测补 and a head dress 鲍峁ａ箛墨峁�a. Of these, the upper garment is an undyed wool. A lower garment in the model of a skirt and made of 碍耻艣补 grass was worn by the sacrificer鈥檚 wife, which also is mentioned in 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补-产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺^[2] .

In 叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补-艣谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补^[3], a sacrificer, his wife and the priest who performs the sacrifice are intended to wear washed fresh clothes. The clothing of a priest who performed 膧产丑颈肠腻谤补 was of red colour. 叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补^[4] recommends different types of clothes for the sacrificer at different stages of performance. Clothes prepared from flax fibers are prescribed for the fire consecrating ceremony. If flax is not available, one may use cotton or wool.

膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-艣谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补^[5] recommends a white turban for a king, who performs 搁腻箩补蝉奴测补, while for queens, the head dress was Kumbha or Kur墨ra made of gold, while talking about the dress of a priest performing animal sacrifice as well as magical rites, 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-艣谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补 suggests red garments as well as red turbans. 碍腻迟测腻测补苍补-艣谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补^[6] also mentions it. According to another rule insisted by 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-艣谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补^[7], K膩riri峁ａ弓墨 should be performed by wearing black upper garments, a black antelope skin and a black turban. In connection with the 础艣惫补尘别诲丑补 sacrifice, 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-艣谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补^[8] mentions the use of 艢y膩m奴la. It is stated in one place in 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-艣谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补^[9] that a person who wishes progeny and cattle should observe a vow for twelve days. During the vow, he should wear coarse garments.

As in 叠谤补丑尘补峁嘺蝉, we have reference to grass garment in 碍腻迟测腻测补苍补-艣谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补^[10] also. There during the performance of a 痴腻箩补辫别测补, the sacrificer鈥檚 wife is suggested to wear an underskirt namely 颁补峁囜笉腻迟补办补. It should be made of 碍耻艣补 grass. Similarly a king who performs 搁腻箩补蝉奴测补 is recommended to wear a 罢腻谤辫测补, 础诲丑颈惫腻蝉补蝉, P膩峁囜笉va and 鲍峁ａ箛墨峁�a.

Even though the above mentioned types of garments are generally seen referred to in literature, some expressions like N膩n膩ve峁�adhara, Citrave峁�adhara etc. may perhaps point to the fact that a large variety of garments were prevalent. But we don鈥檛 have any further information regarding their identity.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

14.2.1.8

[2]:

Ibid

[3]:

1.6, 5.6, 10.11

[4]:

Ibid

[5]:

19.16.16, 18.14.2.3

[6]:

22.3.15

[7]:

19.25

[8]:

20.17.9

[9]:

14.13, 15

[10]:

14.5.3