I don't know how common this, and I'm shocked that I only noticed this today, but is it common for idols of Goddesses to have actual hair? The idol of Parvati that is installed near the linga at my temple has hair and I only noticed it today (I believe her hair is usually kept back but she was dressed differently today).
How common is it? Is it maybe a North Indian thing? The temple follows the Northern style (with the linga being freely accessible to all, etc) so maybe it's more common there?
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