South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.131

c13.131

Uchchangi-amma, village deity, 223. Uchchhishta-Ganapati, form of Ganapati, 27. Uchchi-Pillaiyār, temple (of Ganapati) on the rock at Trichinopoly, 176. udarabandhana, girdle round the belly, 10, 50. Udayagiri, village and hill fortress in the Nellore district, 38n. Uddanda-Ganapati, form of Ganapati, 176. Udichya, attendant of Yama, 243. Udipi, village in the South Canara district, 38. udukkai, Tamil form of dhakkā, 77. udumbara fig-tree, sacred to the goddess, Kaumārī, 196. Ugra-Narasimha, form of Narasimha, 26. Ugra-Tārā, goddess, 213. Ulagalanda-Perumāl, Tamil name for Trivikrama, 30: -- temple at Kānchī (Conjeeveram), 30. Ulagāttāl, village deity, 224. Umā or Umā-paramēsvari, s.a. Pārvatī, 82n, 84, 89, 90, 107, 129, 147, 184, 190, 212. Umā-Mahesvara, form of Siva, 113. Umāsahita, do., 76n, 110. Umāskanda, s.a. Sōmāskanda, 76n. Umā-tāndava, variety of Natarāja's dance, 84. umbrella, symbol, in the hand of Vāmana, 32: -- on the top of Jaina figures, 77n. Upanishads, the philosophic expositions of the Vēdas, 184: -- used as reins to his horses, by Tripurāntaka, 140. Ūrdhva-Ganapati, form of Ganapati, 176. Ūrdhva-tāndava, variety of Natarāja's dance, 82, 88. ūrdhva-pundra, caste mark of the Vaishnavas, 259. ushnisha, crown, 47n, 88. utkatika, posture in sitting, 266.