South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.12

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— of the guardian deity in shrines of Jina, 265. Chandakhandā, form of Durgā, 202. Chanda-Munda, demon, 197n, 222. Chandēsa, devotee and attendant of Siva, 143, 147, 159, 161, 162. Chandēsānugraha or Chandēsānugraha-mūrti, form of Siva, 76n, 143, 147, 162. Chandēśvara, s.a. Chandēsānugraha, 76n. Chandēsvaraprasādadēva, do., 147. Chandi, s.a. Chandēsa, 254n. Chandi or Chandikā, s.a. Mahishāsuramardinī, 190n, 196, 202, 206, 224. Chandikalpa, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi, 197n, 206. Chandimau, village, 143n. Chandragiri, village in the Chittoor district, 35n, 137. Chandrasēkhara or Chandrasēkharamūrti, form of Siva, 76n, 93, 114, 148. Charcharā, form of Kālī, 199. Chaturmukha or Chaumukhī, form of Jaina images, 77n. Chaturvarga-Chintāmani, name of a Sanskrit work, 24. chatushshashtikalā, the sixty-four sciences, 187. Chaudamma, village deity, 224. chaurī (chāmara), a fly-whisk, 3, 11, 52n, 194, 199, 211, 248, 251, 265. Chaushashti-Yōginīs, group of goddesses, 223n. Chēra, country, 2n. Chetthakarī, title of Mahēndravarman I., 2, Chhāyā, consort of Sūrya, 236. Chidambaram, village in the South Arcot district, 11, 55, 74, 82, 84n, 93n, 107, 125, 141, 143, 147, 178, 236, 243, 248 :— its history, 88 :— the Natarāja temple at, 230n. Chingleput district, Jaina temples in, 262. chinmudrā, pose of fingers, 259, 267. Chiranjivins, the nine, 262. Chitragupta, attendant of Yama, 243. Chitrini, consort of Kubēra, 248n. Chōla, dynasty, 2, 77, 88, 89, 93, 107, 114n, 176, 216, 224, 254, 268. club, symbol, 35; — in the hand of Budha, 239; — of Dvārapāla images, 251; — of Garuda, 64n; — of Kāla (Yama), 137, 243; — of Karuppannasāmi, 230; — of Kētu, 241; — of Kollāpuramahālakshmi and Ashtabhujā-Vīralakshmi, 189; — of Kuja (Mars), 239; — of Mahā-Ganapati, 173; — of Moon, 239; — of Sarasvatī, 218n; — of Siva, 77n; — of Skanda, 178; — of Sudarsana, 66; — of Vīrabhadra, 155; — of Vishnu, 17, 26, 30; — of Vishvaksēna, 64. See gadā. cock banner of Skanda, 218n. See kukkuta. conch, symbol, 3, 35; — in the hand of Durgā (Kātyāyanī), Chāmundā, Mahishāsuramardinī and Mahā-Lakshmi, 196, 199, 202, 206, 211; — of Gaja-Lakshmi, 187; — of Garuda, 64n; — of Gōvinda-Bhairava and of Samhāra-Bhairava, 151; — of Indra, 241; — of Kāma, 62; — of Kapila, 254; — of Lalitā, Tripurasundarī and Rājarājēśvarī, 220; — of Mahā-Ganapati, 173; — of Sarasvatī, 218n; — of Skanda, 178; — of Sudarsana, 66; — of Sūrya, 35, 236; — of Trikantakidēvī, 213; — of Varuna, 243; — of Vishnu, 17, 22, 26, 30, 43, 107, 113, 125, 267; — of Vishvaksēna, 62: — mark made of sandal or gōpichandana, 259. See sankha. Conjeeveram, village in the Chingleput district, 2, 22n, 89n, 162n, 222. corpse, vehicle, of Chāmundā, 194; — of Mahākālī, 197: — carried by Ugra-Tārā on her head, 213. crescent, ornament on the head of Siva, 76, 77, 82, 103, 114; — of Ganapati, 173; — of Sakti goddesses, 185, 194, 202. crocodile, vehicle of Gangamma (Gangā), 224n, 248; — of Varuna, 243. crow, banner of Jyēsthā, 216, 218n: — vehicle of Tvaritā, 212n. cup, symbol, in the hand of Gōvinda-Bhairava and Kāla-Bhairava, 151; — of Kollāpura-Mahālakshmi, 189; — of Mahākāla, 155; — of Mahākālī, 197; — of Lalitā, Tripurasundarī and Rājarājēśvarī, 220. See pot and vessel.