first reference to Durga; first reference to sindur

[Benjamin Slade]

(1) Durga

Wondering about the earliest references for two things:

(1) Durga

(2) the use of sindur, particularly as used in the hair parting by married women

 
thanks,---
Benjamin Slade ( http://www.jnanam.net/slade/ )
Dept. of Linguistics,
University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign


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