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Kamari or Kamadahanamurti, form of
Siva, 76;*, 8gw.
Kamsa, uncle of Krishna, 196. Kanarese districts, low, 159, 177, 224;;. Kanchi, s. a. Conjeeveram, 30, 107. kankala, a skeleton, symbol of Kankala-
murti, 103. Ivinkala or Kankalamurti, form of Siva,
103, 268w. Kannagi, heroine of the Tamil poem
Silappadigaram, 229. Kanniyamar (virgins), the seven, s.a.
Saptamatrikas, 223, 229. kanyaka (unmarried girl) form, of Gaurl,
190. Kanyaka-Paramesvari, tutelary deity of the
Vaisya caste, 229. kapala (skull q.u.), symbol, in the hand of
Saiva images, 100, 267. Kapalamochanatirtha, tank, ioo. Kapalika, sect of Saivas, 161. Kapila, sage, 254. karagam -carry ing, ceremony observed in
temples of village deities, 227. Karaikkal-ammai, female Saiva saint,
262.
Karalabhaclra, s.a. Kalabhadra, 197. Karall, s.a. Bhadrakall, 197. Karanagama or Saiva-Karanagama, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi, 76/1, &2n, 8g, 97, no, 113, 129, 137, 140, 143, 147, 148, 155;;, i97, 202. karandamakuta, form of crown, i to, 190,
251, 268. karanja, tree, sacred to the goddess
Varahi, 196. Karempudi, village in the Guntur district,
220W.
Karkal, village in the South Canara
district, 265.
Karkotaka, serpent-chief, 82;*, 251. karma, lords of, 184. Karnapravritas, class of Saiva (?) devotees,
9O.
Karttikeya, epithet of Skanda, 177, 178. Karuppan, demon, attendant of Aiyanar,
230.
Karuppannasami, village deity, 230. Kasikhanda, qttoted, I55. Kasyapa, sage, 236, 239, 254. Kasyapa-Silpa, work on Arts (chapter of
Amsumat-Tantra), 17, 79, 103, 107, H3,
114, 120, 140^, 147, 155, 161, 168, 177,
190, 199.
kataka, pose of fingers, no, 159, 267. katiga, position of hand, 267. Katterj, village deity, 224. Kattu-Edayaru, village in the South Arcot
district, 41. Katyayani, form of Durga, 202 ; of Mahi-
shasuramardinl, 2o6w. Kaumarl, one of the Saptamatrikas, 190,
194, 196. KaumodakI, the club of Vishnu, symbol
in the hand of Maha-Lakshmi, 189.
kaupina, piece of cloth, worn by Skanda,
177- Kauravas, one of the contending parties
in the war of the Mahabharata, 47. kavacha, mail armour, 236. kesabanclha, arrangement of hair, 162, 190. Kesavasvamin, temple, at Pushpagiri, 47. ketaki, Mower, 93, 97. kettle-drum, symbol, in the hand of Saiva
images, 84, 88, 90, 100, 103, 114, 125,
I37, 140;;, 148, 151 ; of Pratyangira
and SvasthavesinI, 213 : (with snake),
in the hand of Pidari, 224. See
dhakka.
Ketu (the descending node), planet, 239. khatvanga, weapon, 267. Kinnaras, class of demi-gods, 90;;, 248, 251. Kinnari, a Kinnara female, 90w, 251. Kiratarjuna or Kiratarjunamurti, form of
Siva, 140, 141, 143.
Kiratarjunadeva, s.a. Kiratarjunamurti, 143. Kiratarjunlya, Sanskrit poem, 143. Kiratas (hunters), an aboriginal tribe, 212,
.223. kirltamakuta, crown on the head of
images, 168, 190, 268. Kirti (fame), one of the Sakti goddesses
of Vishnu, 189. kite, banner of Chamunda, 194: vehicle
of Chandakhanda, 202. knife, stuck in the girdle of Kankala, 103 :
symbol, in the hand of Nandi, 162*. kodanda, a bow, 35. Kodaada-Rama, epithet of Rama, 35. Kodumbalur, village in the Pudukkottai
State, 132. Kolar, district, 227. Kollapura-Maha'akshml, form of Lakshml,
189, 224. Kollapurl-amma, s.a. Kollapura-Maha-
lakshmi, 223, 224.
Kolumamma, village deity, 223, 224. Komati, caste, 5. a. Vaisya, 229. Konark, village in the Kalinga country,
236;;. Kondavidu, village and hill fortress in the
Guntur district, 24. Kongu, country, 2. Korava, caste, 229.
Kratudhvamsin, epithet of Siva, I55- Krauncha, mountain, 177. Krishna, incarnation of Vishnu, 22, 37, 38,
41, 43, 47, 62, 120, 196: epithet of
Vishnu, 55. krishnajina, skin of a black-buck, symbol
of Vamana, 32. Krishna-mandapa, rock-cut pavilion at
Mahabalipuram, 43. Krishnaraya or Krishnadevaraya, Vijaya-
nagara king, 26, 38/1;, 88. Krishnasvamin, temple near Hampi, 38^. Krita-yuga, name of the first Hindu reon,
161.
Krittikas (Pleiades), the six, 177. Kshatriya, caste, 197, 235, 239.
