South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.22

c13.22

Gajēndramōksha, (story of Vishnu) rescuing the elephant, 55. Ganapati or Ganēśa, god, son of Siva, 62, 70, 74, 82n, 113, 165, 168, 173, 176, 267n. Gānāpatya, sect of Brāhmanas, 168, 176n. ganas, group of demi-gods attending on Siva, 155, 161, 162, 165, 168n, 173n, 176, 183, 211. Gandabhēruṇḍa, (fabulous) bird-vehicle used in processions of images, 7. Gandaki, river, 70. Gandharvas, class of demi-gods, 251. Gāndīva, the bow of Arjuna, 141. Gaṅgā or Gaṅgā-Bhattāraki, goddess, s.a. Ganges, 76, 82, 125, 129, 132, 224:—the chauri-bearer of Varuna, 248. Gaṅgādhara, form of Siva, 74, 129, 132, 143n. Gaṅgaikoṇḍasōlapuram, village in the Trichinopoly district, 132, 143, 168n. Gaṅgamma, village deity, s.a. Gaṅgā, 224. Gaṅgāvisarjana or Gaṅgāvisarjanamūrti, form of Siva, 129. Ganges, river, 70, 76, 82, 129, 224n. garbha-griha, the central shrine of a temple, 2. Gārhapatya, one of the (three) sacrificial fires, represented by the goddess Gāyatrī, 220. Garuda, bird, vehicle of Vishnu, 2, 3, 32, 52, 55, 64, 97, 125, 162n, 251;—of Gōvinda-Bhairava, 151;—of Vaishnavī, 194;—of Sarasvatī, 218n. Garuda-chayana, Vedic sacrifice, 64n. Garuda-Nārāyaṇa, form of Vishnu, 55. Gaudapāda, the teacher's teacher of Saṅkarācharya, 259. Gaulīśvara, shrine in the Tiruvottiyūr temple, 259. Gaurī, s.a. Pārvatī, 82n, 84, 88, 113, 114, 129, 132, 141, 190, 206n. Gaurī-tāndava, variety of Naṭarāja's dance, 84. Gautama, sage, 241, 254. Gāyatrī, goddess, 73n, 97n, 241:—presiding deity of morning prayers, 218. Gītabhāvī, epithet of Surapriyā, 212. goad or hook (aṅkuśa), symbol, in the hand of Aghōramūrti, 148;—of Annapūrṇā, 218;—of Bālā-Sakti, 222;—of Chāmuṇḍā, 194;—of Chaṇḍēśa in Dvāpara-yuga, 161;—of Durgā, 199n;—of Ganapati, 168, 173 (Hēramba-Ganapati)—of Indra, 241;—of Lakshmī, 189;—of Lalitā, Tripurasundarī and Rājarājēśvarī, 220;—of Pidāri, 224n, —of Sarasvatī, 185;—of Sudarśana, 66;—of Vīrabhadra, 159. Goṇṭyālamma, village deity, 224. Gōpāla, s.a. Krishna, 43n, 256. gōpīchandana, a kind of yellow earth used in making caste marks, 259. Gōpīs, the cowherd women of Brindāvana, 38n, 41, 43, 47. Gōpīvastrāpahāraka, form of Krishna, 47. gōpura, the entrance gate of a temple with a tower, 84n, 88, 93n, 147, 251. Gōvardhana, hill (near Brindāvana), 43. Gōvinda-Bhairava, form of Bhairava, 151. grāma-dēvatā, a village deity, 223. Gulikan, demon, attendant of Aiyanār, 230. guñjā-seeds, garland of, worn by Tvaritā, 212. Gupta, dynasty, 143n. Guruparamparāprabhāva, name of a Sanskrit work, 262.