Talk:Camara
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
cāmara (‘of the animal camarF) ‘Camarī-mrga’ is the animal yak normally found in Tibet. A long chowrie
prepared from the hairs on the bushy tail of the yak was commonly used by the attendants of a king as a sort of a fan, to ward off flies and insects. However, in course of time, it became a part of the royal insignia, along with the chatra or umbrella. It is used in the ceremonial worship of a deity also, at the time of ārati or vespers. Cāmara, according to the Devi- māhātmya section of the Mārkandeya Purāna, was one of the generals of the demon king Mahiṣāsura, who was slain by Durgā.