South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.53.3

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Sittāmūr, village in the South Arcot district, 265. Siva, god, the Destroyer, 2, 3, 10, 22n, 24, 26, 32, 50, 52, 62, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 82, 84, 88, 89, 90, 93, 97, 100, 103, 107, 110, 113, 114, 120, 125, 129, 132, 137, 140, 141, 143, 147, 148, 151, 155, 159, 161, 162, 165, 168, 177, 183, 184, 185, 190, 194, 196, 197, 202, 211, 212, 224, 226, 227n, 229, 230, 235, 236, 243n, 254n, 259, 267, 268; — regent of the north-east quarter, 248. Sivadūtī, goddess, 216. Siva-linga, phallic symbol of Siva, 22n, 64n, 72, 93, 107, 137, 185n, 190. Sivapādasēkhara, title of Rājarāja, I., 88n. Sivarahasya, chapter of Saura-Samhitā, 73n. Sivarātrī, festival, 97. Sivarātri, s.a. Mahākālī, 197. Sivatattvaratnākara, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi, 151. Skanda, god, son of Siva, 74, 82n, 84, 107, 110, 113, 129, 147, 177, 178, 218n 267: — name of the Dvārapāla at the western entrance of Siva temples, 254n. Skandamātā, form of Durgā, 202. Skanda-Purāna, 72, 77. Skandashashthi, s.a. Manasā, 212. Skanda-Yāmala, work quoted in the Kāranāgama, 202. skull, garland of, found on Saiva images, 76n, 77, 151, 155, 159, 213, 216: — symbol, in the hand of Saiva images 84, 88, 125, 137, 148, 151, 159, 194, 197, 199n; — of Prānasakti, 212; — of Vajraprastārinī, 212n; -- of Ugra-Tārā, Dhūmrāvatī, and Pratyangirā, 213: -- (of Brahmā), symbol, in the hand of Siva, 97n, 100; -- of Pidāri, 224n. See kapāla.