chatra

plural chatras · alternative chhatra

1. IndiaSynonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly ritual or ceremonial forms.

   CHATRA (UMBRELLA) In the Gupta period, Brahmins used a Chatra.

   1982, Anantray Jatashanker Rawal, Indian Society, Religion, and Mythology..., p. 98: #*

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   The so-called Chatra coins of the Guptas seem in all probability, to have been the issue of Chandragupta I to begin with... This variety apart from the noticeable distinction in the figure of the monarch and the umbrella bearer contains the obverse legend Chandragupta merely, with the reverse legend Vikramaditya.

   1926, S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar, “Studies in Gupta History”, in Journal of Indian History: University Supplement, page 9

   Chatra (I)—the seven worlds, white in colour, are one above the other umbrella-like... Chatra (II)—the white umbrella as insignia of royalty given to Kāmaśvara by Viṣṇu...

   2003, V.R. Ramachandra Dikshitar, The Puraṇa Index, volume I, page 617

   Synonyms: umbrella or parasol, particularly ritual or ceremonial forms

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