South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.47.1

c13.47.1

Pāvadairāyan, general of Aiyanār, 230. peacock, vehicle of Kaumārī, 194 ;— of Skanda, 177, 178 :— its feathers, ornament on the head of Krishna, 38, 43n;— of Natarāja, 79, 268 ;— of Tvaritā, 212:— symbol, in the hand of Bhikshātana and Kankāla, 100, 103 ;— of Natarāja, 84 ;— of Skanda, 177 :— accompaniment of Dakshināmūrti, 90n. Pēchi, village deity, 224. Peddintamma, do., 224. Pērantālamma, do. 229. Periya-Perumāl, epithet of Rājarāja I, 262n. Periyapurānam, Tamil work, 147, 161, 162, 262. Persia, 235. Perunjingadēva, Pallava king, 88. Pērūr, village in the Coimbatore district, 100, 125. pestle (musala), weapon, in the hand of Chāmundā, 194;— of Hēramba-Ganapati, 173 ;— of Sudarsana, 66. phālapatta, ornament on the forehead of Pārvatī, 190. phallic cult, 72. Pichchāndār, Tamil name for Bhikshātana, 100. Pidāri, Tamil name for a village goddess, 196, 211, 216, 224, 226. piercing (with metallic wire), ceremony observed in temples of village deities, 226. Pillaiyār, Tamil name for Ganapati, 176. pipal, tree, 47n :— abode of Bhūtamātā, 216 ;— of Jyēshthā, 216n :— sacred to the goddess Vaishnavī, 196 :— Nāga stones set up under it, 248 :— its marriage with margosa, 248. Pisāchas (devils), class of goblins, 148, 230. pīthapadma, form of pedestal, 266. pīthas, pedestals, 266 :— mystic geometrical figures connected with Sakti worship, 185, 220. Pitridrōhin, epithet of Chandēsa, 162. Planets, the nine, 70, 235, 236, 239, 241, 266n.