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INDEX
andLakshmana, 35 ; of Sani, 239; of Skanda, 177, 1 78 ; of Sudarsana, 66 ; of Tripurantaka, 140, 267* ; of Vira- bhadra, 155, 159; of Vishnu, ijn, 55.
Aruna, charioteer of Surya, 235, 236.
Ashtabhuja-Viralakshmi, form of Lakshml, 189.
Ashta-Mahalakshmi, the eight (forms of) Lakshmi, 187.
Ashtamurtis, class of Siva-images, 77.
Ashtanga-Yoginis, group of goddesses attending on Surapriya, 212.
Ashta-Siddhis, group of goddesses recog- nized as consorts of Ganapati, 173.
Asiramma, village deity, 224.
Asoka, Maurya emperor, l68.
asoka-flower, one of the five arrows of Kama, 62.
ass, vehicle of Kalaratrl, 21 1 ; of Nairrita, 243 ; of Sualadevi, 213.
asuras, s. a. danavas, 50, 211, 229, 230.
Asvins, the twin physicians of the gods, 259-
atibhanga, great bend of body in images, 266.
Ati-Pingala, attendant of Surya, 236.
Atiranachanda-Pallavesvara, rock-cut tem- ple at Saluvankuppam, 107.
Atreya, sage (,?), 259/2.
Atri, sage, II, 239, 254.
Atyantakama-Pallavesvara, surname of Dharmaraja-ratha, 107.
avadaiyar, Tamil name for the pedestal of a Siva-linga, 73.
AvantI, country, 70, 239.
avatar, an incarnation (especially of Vishnu), 22, 26, 30, 32, 35, 37, 47, 50, 64.
Avesta, scripture of the Parsees, 236;;.
Avyanga, name of the thread seen round the waist of Surya-images, 2^6n.
Ayodhya (Oudh), city, 35.
axe or hatchet (flarasuj, weapon, in the hand of f aiva images, 77, 93, 97;?, 103, no, iia, 120, 125, 137, 140, 141, 143, 147,148, 162, 173, 178; of Sudarsana, 66.
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Baclami, Chalukyan rock-cut temple at, 24. Badarikasrama, the modern Badri-Narayan,
47 Bagali, village in the Bellary district, 114,
187-
Bala-Krishna, form of Krishna, 38, 41. Balapramathani, the Sakti (goddess) of
Balapramathana (Siva), 190*. Balarama (Baladeva), brother of Krishna,
considered as an incarnation of Vishnu,
37, 43- Bala-Sakti, goddess presiding over the six
chakras, 222 Bala-Tripurasundari, goddess, 218.
Balavikarani, the Sakti (goddess) of Bala-
vikarana (Siva), igow.
Bala-yantra, mystic charm connected with the worship of Bala-Sakti, 222.
Bali, demon, 30, 52.
Bana, demon, devotee of Siva, 113: variety of Siva-linga, 73;*.
Bangalore district, 217. Bangaramma, s.a. Ponnamma, 224.
banyan (vala), tree, abode of Tiruvaludai- yal, 226 : connected with Aiyanar, 230 ; - with Dakshinamuru, 90 ; with Nataraja's dance, 84 : sacred to the goddess Chamunda, 196.
Barbaras, an aboriginal tribe, 223.
Bartali (Battall), Buddhist goddess, I94.
bell (ghanta), symbol, in the hand of Durga, MahishasuramardinI and Maha- Lakshml, 199,206. 211 ; of Gajaha- murti, 125; of Nataraja (in Kalika- tandava), 84 ; of Skanda, 178.
Benares, 2i8w.
Bhadrakall, consort of Virabhadra, i$$n : form of Chamunda, 197, 213;; : village deity, 223, 224, 227.
bhadrapitha, form of pedestal, 266.
bhadrS bhadraya, etc , Mantra of the Rig- Veda, 37.
Bhagavad-Gita, ' the Divine Song,' 37, 47.
Bhagavata-Purana, 37, 47.
Bhagiratha, mythical king of the Solar race, 129, 132.
Bhairava, fierce emanation of Siva, 74, 113, 151, 155, I59, 161, 262.
Bhairavi, epithet of Mahesvari, 194 : form of Kali, 199.
Bhandasura, demon, 222.
bhangas, the (three) artistic flexions of body in images, 266.
Bharadvaja, sage, 90, 239, 254.
Bharata, brother of Rama, 37.
Bharatl, s.a. Sarasvati, 82^.
Bharatiya-Na.tyasa.stra, name of a Sanskrit work, 88.
Bharavi, Sanskrit poet, 143.
Bhargava, sage, 90.
Bhasmasura, demon, 165.
Bhatta-Bhaskarlya, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi, 241;;, 248;;.
Bhavani, village in the Coimbatore dis- trict, 165.
Bhavan!, s.a. Parvati, 196;;.
Bheda-Sakti (jealousy), consort of Kama, 62.
Bhikshandarkoyil, village in the Trichino- poly district, 76.
Bhikshatana or Bhikshatanamurti, form of Siva, 74, 76, 97, 100, 103, 234, 267, 26S;?.
bhindivala, weapon, in the hand of Nandi, 162.
Bhoga-Sakti, goddess, connected with Somaskanda, no ; Parvati standing on the left side of Siva or the Siva-linga,
