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devas, demi-gods, 24, 79, 82, 132, 140,
229 ; of Jaina mythology, 265. Devayana (Devasena), consort of Skanda,
178.
devil-dances, 234. dhakka (kettle-drum g.v.), symbol in the
hand of Siva, 76, 77, 267. Dhanvantari, sage, the presiding deity of
Indian Medical Science, 254, 259. Dharanlvaraha, s.a. Varana, 22. Dharasuram, village in the Tanjore district.
120, 125, 129, 254, 262W.
Dharma, form of Brahma, n Dharma, chaurl-bearer of Yama, 243.
Dharmaraja-raMrt, monolithic monument at Mahabalipuiam, 107.
Dharmaraja, one of the five Pandavas, 227.
Dharma vyakhyanamurti, epithet of Dak- shin amurti, 89.
Dhenu-Vagisvari, form of Vagisvari, 185.
Dhumravatl or Dhumra-Kall, goddess, 213.
DhumrSrna, consort of Yama, 243.
dhvajastambha, the flag-staff of a temple, 3.
Digambara, sect of Jainas, 262, 265.
Dikpalakas, the eight lords of the quarters, 241 : demi-gods of Jaina mythology, 265.
Dlpavali-Amavasya, festival, 32.
disc or discus, symbol, 3, 35 ; in the hand of Durga (Katayyan!), Chamunda, Mahishasuramardini and M aha- Lakshmi, 194,196, 199, 202, 206, 211 ; of Garuda, 64;;; of Govinda-Bhairava and of Sam- hara-Bhairava, 151 ; of Indra, 241; of Kapila, 254 ; of Maha-Ganapati, J 73 5 f SarasvatI, 2i8 ; of Skanda, 177, 178 ; of Sudarsana, 66; of Surya, 236 ; of Trikantakfdevi, 213 ; of Vishnu, 17, 22, 24, 26, 30, 43, 64, 107, 113; of Vishvaksena, 64: mark made of sandal or goptchandand, 259. See chakra.
clog, vehicle of Bhairava, 151.
Draupadi, queen of the Pandavas, 227 : temple at Kumbakonam, 227.
dukula, muslin, 120.
Durga or Durga- Lakshmi, goddess, 74, 148,
- 9^i I 97> 199) 2O2 > 2 6, 211, 213;;, 218,
220, 223, 224, 229: - energy of Siva in his fighting mood, 19672: her images represented naked, 202, 211.
Durgamma, village deity, s.a, Durga, 224.
Durga-Paramesvarl, do., 224.
Durgi, village in the Guntur district, 151,
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Dvapara-yuga, name of the third Hindu
aeon, 161. Dvaraka (Dwarka), legendary capital of
Krishna, 37, 47, 70. Dvarapala, the guardian deity of a temple,
251, 254. Dvarapalika, female guardian deity in
temples of goddesses, 254. Dwarf (Vamana), incarnation of Vishnu,
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ear of paddy, symbol in the hand of Maha-Ganapati, 173.
Earth, goddess, s.a. Bhu, 22, 24, 32, 55, 187 : used by Tripurantaka as his chariot, 140 ; mother of Mars, 239.
Ekadasa-Rudras, class of Siva images, 77,
_ 97-
Ekamresvara, temple, at Conje<:veram, Sgw,
_ 162;;.
Ekapadamurti or Ekapada-Trimurti, form
of Siva, 97. Elements of Hindu Iconography (Gopi-
natha Rao), quoted, 2i8w. elephant, demon, 125: vehicle of Aiyanar,
230 ; of Maha-Gauri, 202 ; of
Mahen'dri, 194; of Prachanda, l6r ;
of Visvakarma, n : its hide, worn
by Saiva images, 151, 197 : its tusk,
symbol in the hand of Gajahamurti, 125 ;
of Ganesa 168 (Maha-Ganapati), 173. Elephanta, caves at, 107. Ella, Greek goddess, 223^. Ellamma, village deity, 223, 224. Elura Cave Temples (Burgess), quoted,
8211, 132, I37, I59, igoft, 194^, 2o6w. Epigraphical Report (Madras), quoted,
z6u, $2ti, $2ti, 88w, r6iw, 235, 25111. Epigraphia Indica, quoted, 73, 77. epilepsy, personified as Apasmara, 79.
fan, symbol, in the hand of Agni, 243 ; of Vayu, 248.
Fire (Agni q.v.}, one of the three eyes of Siva, 76.
fire-walking, ceremony observed in tem- ples of village deities, 226, 229.
Fish, incarnation of Vishnu, 22.
flag, symbol, in the hand of Vayu, 248, 267.
flesh, symbol, in the hand of Varuni, 220.
flower, garland, connected with the story of Chandesanugrahamurti and with Svayamvara, 107, 147 : symbol, in the hand of Chandesa, 162 : arrow held by Vajraprastarini, 2i?/t.
fruit (of pomegranate), symbol, in the hand of Sri and Prithvl, 187; of Lalita, Tripurasundarl and Rajarajesvari, 220 : (of wood-apple), symbol, in the hand of Skanda, no; of Ganesa, 168.
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gada (club q.v.~), symbol, in the hando
Vishnu, 52, 55. Gajahamurti, form of Siva, 125. gajahasta, pose of hand, 79, 84, 88, 267. (iaja-Lakshmi, form of Lakshmi, 187.
