Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c14.16

c14.16

PAÑCHALIṄGA.—A collection of five *liṅgas*; or a *liṅga* with five heads on it. PAÑCHĀYATANA.—Five deities, generally Śiva, Vishnu, Ganapati, Sūrya and Devī. PĀṆḌAVAS.—The five sons of king Pāṇḍu, namely, Dharma, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. PĀRŚVANĀTHA.—One of the twenty-four present *tīrthankaras* of the Jains. PĀRVATĪ.—The wife of Śiva, the mountain-born. PIṆḌI.—The same as *liṅga*. PRADAKSHIṆĀ.—Circumambulation from left to right, so that the right hand is always towards the object circumambulated. PURĀṆAS.—Old traditional stories, eighteen in number.