South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.134.1

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vajrapītha, form of pedestal, 266. Vajraprastārinī, goddess, 212. Vallī or Valliyamman, consort of Skanda, 177, 178. Vālmīki, sage and author, 37n. Valuvūr, village in the Tanjore district, 100, 125, 162, 230. Vāmā, the Sakti (goddess) of Vāma or Vāmadēva (Siva), 190n. Vāmana, the Dwarf-incarnation of Vishnu, 22, 30, 32 :— epithet of Vishnu, 55 :— variety of Sāligrāma, 70. Vāmana-Purāna, 165n. vanamālā, garland of flowers, worn by Vishnu, 17, 50 ;— by Vaishnavī, 194. Vandi-Kāliyamma, village deity, 224. Vanniyan, s.a. Palli, 227. varada, boon-giving pose of hand in images (q.v.), 10, 17, 54n, 66, 76, 89n, 90, 93, 97, 110, 114, 137, 148, 177, 178, 189, 190, 194, 202, 212n, 239, 241n, 243, 248, 266. Varadarājasvāmin, temple, at Little Conjeeveram, 43. Vara-Ganapati, form of Ganapati, 176. Varāha, the Boar-incarnation of Vishnu, 22, 26, 30. Varāha-mandapa, rock-cut pavilion at Mahābalipuram, 30. Varāhamihira, astronomer, 236n. Varāha-Perumāl, rock-cut temple at Mahābalipuram, 22. Varāha-Purāna, 162. Vārāhī, one of the Saptamātrikās, 190, 194, 196. Vārāhikalpa, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi, 194n. Varuna, regent of the west and lord of the ocean, 243. Vārunī, goddess, 220. Vasanta (Spring), friend of Kāma, 62. vāsikābandha, fashion of making up the hair, 216, 268. Vasishtha, sage, 37n, 90, 254. Vāsistharāmāyana, name of a Sanskrit work, 37n. Vāsudēva, form of standing Vishnu, 52n, 55 :— variety of Sāligrāma 70 :— s.a. Krishna, 196. Vāsuki, serpent-chief, 140, 251.