The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c23.29

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Vaishnavaites, 44 Vaishnavism, 92–3, 102 *Vajra*, 62 Vali, 24, 135, 136 Varnas, the four, 5 *Vâhan*, 81 *Vâyu*, 62 Vedic railing, 37, 48, 51, 146, 193 Vedic railing, ritual, 36, 48 *Vedikâ*, 20, 20*n.*, 136 Vesara plan of shrine, 89, 105 Viharas, 78–91 Vikramâditya (Gupta dynasty), xxv, 128–33, 154, 164 Vikramâditya II. (Chalukyan dynasty), 177 Village, the Indian, xxv, xxxi–ii, 4–32, 93, 142, 161–2, 179–80, 183, 200 Village, administration of, 24, 135–6, 171–4 Village, artisans, 24 Village, classifications, 12–13 Village, council, 11, 162, 169 Village, defences, 27–31 Village, dwellings, 19–23 Village, elections, 172–4 Village, federation of, 25, 130 Village, gateways, 48 Village, planning of, 7–18 Village, sites of, 8 Vimâna, 44 *Vinaya Pitaka*, 131 Virûpâksha temple, Pattadakal, 31, 176–83, 195, 196 Vishnu, 40, 41, 43, 53, 56, 97, 98, 122, 132, 137, 149, 162, 163, 177 Vishnu, Holy Mountain of, 18, 61, 94–5, 97, 133, 163, 175 Vishnu, shrines, 42–4, 94–104, 108, 129, 132–3, 146, 177, 178, 182, 208–11 Vishnu, tree or pillar of, 11, 42, 43, 53, 58, 61–3, 68, 94, 145, 158 Vishnu-Nârâyana, 53, 118, 119 Visvakarma chaitya-house, 189, 190–1