South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.47.3

c13.47.3

Prīti (pleasure), consort of Kāma, 62 : — one of the Sakti goddesses of Viṣṇu, 189. prōkṣaṇī (sprinkler), symbol, in the hand of Agni, 243. protecting pose of hand in images, 17, 52*n*, 120, 173, 187, 218, 241. *See abhaya.* Pudding, symbol, in the hand of Gaṇapati, 168, 173. Pudgalai, wife of Aiyanār, 212*n*, 230. pūjā, worship, 226, 229. Pulindas, an aboriginal tribe, 223. Pullagunta, village in the Guṇṭūr district, 224*n*. Pung (i.e., Puṅganūr)-amma, village deity, 223. punnai-tree, processional vehicle used in Viṣṇu temples, 47 : — grove of, 226. Punnaitturainangai, village deity, mentioned in Chōla inscriptions, 226. Pūranai, wife of Aiyanār, 212, 230*n*. Purāṇas, the eighteen, 7, 79, 177, 196, 224, 254, 262. Purāṇic, 11, 55, 129, 132, 137, 140. Purāri, *s.a.* Tripurāntaka, 76*n*. Pūri-Jagannāth, temple at, 37*n*. pūrṇapātra (vessel full of water), symbol of Agni, 243. Pūrṇāsvā, female deity attending on Surapriyā, 212. Puṣkalā, *do.* 212. Puṣpagiri, village in the Cuddapah district, 47, 143. Puṣpaka, the ærial car of Kubēra, 37. Puṣṭi (strength), one of the Sakti goddesses of Viṣṇu, 189.