South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.32

c13.32

Kṣhētrapāla, form of Śiva, 159, 161, 262n: — epithet of Vatuka-Bhairava, 161n. Kubēra, god of wealth and regent of the north, 38, 248. Kuduraivattam-udaiyāl, village deity, mentioned in Chōla inscriptions, 226. Kuja (Mars), planet, 239. Kukkanūr, village in the Nizam’s Dominions, 218. kukkuta (cock *q.v.*), symbol, in the hand of Skanda, 177, 178, 267. Kulika, serpent-chief, 251. Kulumāyamma, *s.a.* Kolumamma, 224. Kumāra, *s.a.* Skanda, 74, 82n, 177, 178, 194. Kumārasambhava, Sanskrit poem, 177. Kumbakōnam, village in the Tanjore district, 11, 32, 35n, 55, 70, 120, 227, 262n. kunchita, position of the leg in standing images, 100, 190, 251. kundikā *or* kamandalu (water-pot *q.v.*), symbol of a sannyāsin, 259. Kundōdara, demon, 100. kunkumam, red turmeric powder, 220, 222. Kunnakudi, village in the Madura district, 178. kūrpara, elbow, 114, 162n, 267. Kurukshētra, battle-field of the Mahābhārata war, 227. Kurukullā, goddess, 220. Kusadvīpa, island, 241. Kūshmānda-Durgā, form of Durgā, 202. kusti, sacred thread worn round the waist by Parsees, 236n. kuthāra, weapon, in the hand of Aghōramūrti, 148. Kuttisāttan, demon, attendant of Aiyanār, 230.