South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.53.2

c13.53.2

— of Nairrita, 243; — of Pratyangirā, 213n; — of Rāhu, 239; — of Skanda, 177, 178; — of Sudarsana, 66; — of Vishnu, 17n, 30; — of Vīrabhadra, 159. Shōdasabhujā-Durgā, form of Durgā, 202. Shore Temple, Pallava structure at Mahābalipuram, 2, 107. siddhāsana, sitting posture in Jaina images, 265. Siddhi, female deity, connected with images of Lakshmī-Nārāyana, 52. Siddhidāyinī, form of Durgā, 202. sidi-swinging, ceremony observed in temples of village deities, 225. Silappadigāram, Tamil poem, 229. Silpa or Silpa-Sāstra, science of Arts and Professions, 1, 103n, 265. Silparatna, work on Arts, 37n, 64n, 73n 74n, 79n, 84n, 107, 113n, 129n, 155, 173n, 176, 199, 212n. Silpasangraha, work on Arts, 35, 43n, 52n, 64n, 84n, 90n, 107, 129n, 137n, 159, 177, 194, 251, 266. Silpasāra, dos, 11n, 41, 43, 55, 66, 76n, 148, 151, 161n, 173, 177, 187, 189, 196, 220, 222, 223n, 241, 254n. Simhāchalam, hill and village in the Vizagapatam district, 26. simhakarna, pose of fingers, 103, 110n, 140, 267. Simhamukhāsura, demon, 199n. simhāsana (lion-seat), pedestal, of Jaina saints, 265. Simhavarman, king, connected with the history of Chidambaram, 88. Sindhu, country, 239. Singa or Singa-Perumāl, Tamil name for Narasimha, 24. Sirāladēvar, Saiva saint, son of Siruttonda-Nāyanār, 262n. sirōvartana, the top part of a Siva-linga, 74n. Siruttonda-Nāyanār or Siruttonda-Nambi, Saiva saint, 159n, 262n. Sītā, consort of Rāma, 35, 37, 64, 224n. Sītalā or Sītalādēvī, village deity, goddess of small-pox, 213, 224.