Surya and Chandra
सूर्य चन्द्रSanskritSay it: soor · ya chan · dra
- aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long
The sun and moon ornaments worn either side of the parting
CostumeBharatanatyamKuchipudi
Meaning
Surya, the sun, and Chandra, the moon, are a pair of head ornaments worn on either side of the hair parting, framing the nethi chutti. Sun on one side and moon on the other make the dancer's head a small picture of the cosmos.
Also written: suryan chandran, surya chandra, chandra surya, suriya pirai, chandra pirai, sun and moon