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Vrishārūdha (113f.)—Chandrasēkharamūrti (114f.)—Ardhanāri (120f.)—Harihara (125)—Gajahāmūrti (125f.)—Gangādhara (129f.)—Kālaharamūrti (132f.)—Nīlakantha (137f.)—Tripurāntakamūrti (140f.)—Kirātārjunamūrti (141f.)—Chandēsānugrahamūrti (143f)—Sarabhamūrti (147f.)—Pāsupatamūrti, Rakshōghnamūrti, Aghoramūrti, Bhairava and his various forms, Mahākāla and Kālāgni-Rudra (148f.)—Vīrabhadra and his various forms (155f.)—Kshētrapāla (159f.)—Chandēsa, Nandīsa, Bhringīsa and Jvaradēva (161f.)—Ganapati and his various forms; his popularity (165f.)—Skanda and his different forms; the antiquity of his worship (177f.)

Their significance (184)—Their division into three classes and their worship on chakras, yantras and pithas (185)—Sarasvati and her different forms (1857.)Lakshmi and her different forms (187f.)—The eight energies of Vishnu personified (189)—General description of Gauri or Pārvati (190)—The Saptamātrikās (1901.)—Sakti goddesses holding Vaishnavite symbols: Chāmundā, Durgā, Mahishāsuramardini and Mahā-Lakshmi (196–211)—Kālarātri, Tvaritā, TripuraBhairavi, Vajraprastārini, Surā, Surapriyā, Srividyādēvi, Prānasakti, Svasthāvēsini, Satruvidhvamsini, Ugra-Tārā, Dhūmrāvati, Sūlini, Pratyangira, Sitalādēvi, Trikantakidevī, Bhūtamātā and Sivadūti (201f.)—Jyështha-Lakshmi (216f.)—Bālā-Tripurasundari, Saubhāgyabhuvanēsvari, Annapūrā, Gāyatri, Sāvitri and Sarasvati, TulajāBhavāni, Rājamātangi, Laghusyāmalā, Vāruni, Kurukullā and Vindhyavasini (218f.)—Lalitā, Tripurasundari and Rājarājēsvari; their worship on Balā-yantra and Sri-chakra (220f.)

Their origin traceable to Tantrik goddesses; names of a few of them (223f.)—Their worship and worshippers (226)—Ceremonies peculiar to temples of village deities; Draupadi temples and karagam (226f.)—Sati-worship and the fire-walking ceremony (229)—Village gods: Aiyanār and Karuppannasāmi (229f.)—Hero-worship; devil-dances (234)

The nine Planets (235)—The Sun; his description and the Surya-yantra (235f.)—The Moon and the other Planets (239f.)—The Dikpālakas: Indra, Agni, Vama, Nairrita, Varuna, Vāyu and Kubēra (241f.)—The Nāgas (248f.)—The demi-gods: Yakshas, Vidyadharas, etc., and Dvārapālas (251f.)—Saints and sages (254f.)—The three religious reformers; Saiva and Vaishnava saints (259f.)—Jaina images (262f.)—Pedestals, postures, symbols, weapons and jewellery of images (265f.)