Epanokamelavkion

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Eastern Orthodox Nuns. The Abbess in the center is wearing a kamilavkion with epanokamelavkion, the three tonsured nuns are wearing the apostolnik, and the novice in the back is simply wearing a black scarf covering the head and tied under the chin

An Epanokamelavkion (also epanokameloukion or epanokalimafko) is an item of clerical clothing worn by Orthodox Christian rassophor monastics, including bishops. It is a cloth veil, usually black, which is worn with a kamilavkion.

The epanokamelavkion is attached to the front of the kamilavkion and extends over the top to hang down the back. Monks leave the sides hanging [1], but nuns bring the sides together in front and fasten them under the chin [2], similar to an apostolnik.

A kamilavka with an epanokamelavkion permanently attached is called a klobuk; this is more common in the Russian tradition.