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abhanga, slight bend of body in images, 162, 168, 266. abhaya, protecting pose of hand in images (q.v.), 10, 41, 43, 64, 66, 76, 77, 79, 84, 88, Sgn, 93, 97, no, 114, 148, 177, 178, 189, 190, 194, 199, 202, 212*, 239, 243, 2.)8, 259, 266. Abja, serpent-chief, 251. Adavallan, Tamil name for Nataraja, 82;;, Adharma (vice), ohauu-bearer of Varna, 243- Adi-Chandesa, or Adidasa-Chandesa, epi- thet of Chandesa, l6r, 162. Aditnurti, s.a. Vaikuntha-Narayana, 52. Adisesha, s.a. Sesha, 251. Aditya-griha, a Sun-shrine, 235. Aditya-Purana, 103. Adivaraha, s.a. Varaha, 22. Agamas, class of literature, I, 84, 88, 89, now, 114, 129, 132, 137, 148, 161, 165, 235, 251, 262. Agastya, sage, 90, 254. Aghora, one of the five images constituting Panchadehamurti, 77. Aghoramurti, form of Siva, 148, 151. Agni, fire, regent of the south-east quarter, 196, 236", 241, 243. Ahalya, wife of Gautama, 241. Ahavanlya, one of the (three) sacrificial fires, represented by the goddess Saras- vatl, 220. Ahobalam, village in the Kurnool district, 26. Airavata, the elephant of Indra, 241. Aivyaonghen, identified with Avyanga, 236;^. Aiyanar, village god, 229, 230. Ajaikapad, one of the Eleven Rudras, 97, Alagiyanachchiyamma, village deity, 224. Alakshml, s.a. Tyeshtha, 21611. Alambakkam, village in the Tanjore dis- trict, 196. Alayattu-Pillaiyar, Ganapati image men- tioned in the Tanjore inscriptions, 176. alidha, posture in standing, 26, 213, 266 ;- in sitting, 197. Alinganamurti, form of Chandrasekhara, 114. 18 _Noie : Figures after articles refer to pages ; the following abbreviations are used : n. footnote; s.a. = same as ; do. = ditto ; q.v. (quod vide) = which see.] Alkondar, epithet of Kshetrapala at Tint- vadi, i59. Alvar, epithet of Vaishnava saints, 259, 262. Amarakosa, Sanskrit lexicon, 62, I55, 234. Amaravati, village in the Guntur district, 211. Amritesvarl, s.a. Varuni, 220. Amsumat-Tantra, 79, 103, 107, 114. Anamalai, village in the Madura district, _ 2lSn. Ananda-tandava, variety of Nataraja's dance, 79, 84. Ananta, s.a, Sesha, 50, 251. Anantasayin or Anantasayana, form of reclining Vishnu, 50. Andhaka, demon, devotee of Siva, 165*. Angiras, sage, father of Brihaspati (Jupi- ter), 239, 254. Aniruddha, form of standing Vishnu, 52*;. 55- Ankalamma, village deity, 220;;, 223, 224. Annapurna, goddess, 218, 220. Apasmara, demon, 79, 84, 90, 141. Appar, Saiva saint, 259. Appaya-Dikshita, Saiva philosopher, 89. Apsarasas, class of celestial nymphs, 251. Apya, goddess, 223. Aravan, son of Arjuna, 227. Archaeological Survey Report of India, quoted, 43, I43 ; of Madras, quoted, 22, loow, 125, 148*, ardhachandrasana, pedestal of Agni, Ardhajama-Ala^ar, y.rt. Aiynnar, 230*. Ardha-mandapa, vestibule in front of the central shrine of a temple, 2. Ardhanari, form of Siva, 74, 76, 120, , 165. Ardra, asterism sacred to Nataraja, 82. Arhantadeva, a Jaina saint, 265. Ariyambakkam, village in the Chingleput district, 22, Arjuna, one of the five Pandavas, 47, 141, 143, 227. Arjuna's Penance, bas-relief of rock-cut sculptures at Mahabalipuram, 143, 251. arka-pushpa, jewel decorating the jaiama- knta of Siva, 76. arrow, weapon, in the hand of Aiyanar, 230 ; of Durga, 199, 202 ; of Kalagni- Rudra, 155 ; of Kama, 62 ; - of Kiratar- juna, 143 ; of Lalita, Tripurasim- dari and Rajarajesvarl, 22 ; of Rama