South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.19

c13.19

fan, symbol, in the hand of Agni, 243; — of Vāyu, 248. Fire (Agni *q.v.*), one of the three eyes of Siva, 76. fire-walking, ceremony observed in temples of village deities, 226, 229. Fish, incarnation of Vishnu, 22. flag, symbol, in the hand of Vāyu, 248, 267. flesh, symbol, in the hand of Vārunī, 220. flower, garland, connected with the story of Chandēsānugrahamūrti and with Svayamvarā, 147: — symbol, in the hand of Chandēsa, 162: — arrow held by Vajraprastārini, 212n. fruit (of pomegranate), symbol, in the hand of Srī and Prithvī, 187; — of Lalitā, Tripurasundarī and Rājarājēsvari, 220: — (of wood-apple), symbol, in the hand of Skanda, 110; — of Ganēsa, 168.