Meaning of chatra | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A district of Jharkhand, India.
2. Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly ritual or ceremonial forms.
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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.”

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

“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...”

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