Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c14.20

c14.20

VĀHANA.—A vehicle. Each of the gods has his own particular *vāhana* upon which he rides. VARĀHA.—Third or Boar incarnation of Viṣṇu. VARUṆA.—The god of the waters, and guardian of the west. VĀYU.—The god of the winds, and the guardian of the north-west. VĪRAGAL or VĪRAKAL.—A memorial stone set up in commemoration of the death of a warrior. VIRŪPĀKSHA.—Śiva (having an unusual number of eyes). VIṢṆU.—The second god of the Hindu Triad. VIṬHOBA.—A form of Viṣṇu, the celebrated god of Pandarpur. VIṬṬHALA.—The same as the last.