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Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c7.105

Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c7.105

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v1.c7.105

The fanciful rendering of the names of certain important places has sometimes given rise to a new god and his image. For instance, Kāñchipura is known to ancient Tamil literature under the name of Kachchi. There is now a temple in Conjeevaram dedicated to Śiva as Kachchiyappēśvara, which