South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.17

c13.17

ear of paddy, symbol in the hand of Mahā-Ganapati, 173. Earth, goddess, *s.a.* Bhū, 22, 24, 32, 55, 187 : — used by Tripurāntaka as his chariot, 140; — mother of Mars, 239. Ēkādasa-Rudras, class of Siva images, 77, 97. Ēkāmrēsvara, temple, at Conjeeveram, 89n, 162n. Ēkapādamūrti *or* Ēkapāda-Trimūrti, form of Siva, 97. Elements of Hindu Iconography (Gopinatha Rao), quoted, 218n. elephant, demon, 125: — vehicle of Aiyanār, 230; — of Mahā-Gauri, 202; — of Māhēndrī, 194; — of Prachanda, 161; — of Visvakarma, 11n: — its hide, worn by Saiva images, 151, 197 : — its tusk, symbol in the hand of Gajahāmūrti, 125; — of Ganēsa 168 (Mahā-Ganapati), 173. Elephanta, caves at, 107. Ellā, Greek goddess, 223n. Ellamma, village deity, 223, 224. Elura Cave Temples (Burgess), quoted, 82n, 132, 137n, 159n, 190n, 194n, 206n. Epigraphical Report (Madras), quoted, 26n, 32n, 52n, 88n, 161n, 235n, 251n. Epigraphia Indica, quoted, 73n, 77n. epilepsy, personified as Apasmāra, 79n.