South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c4: Table of Contents

South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c4

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Temples and images, the subject of *Āgamas* and *Silpa-Sāstras*; origin of stone temples in the Pallava period (page 1f.)—Their development in the Chōla period (2)—Signs to distinguish a Saiva temple from a Vaishnava temple; ritual generally followed in temples; annual festivals (3f.)—Ritual in temples of village-deities (7) ... ... 1—9

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CHAPTER II.

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BRAHMA.

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Not worshipped as the chief deity in a temple; his images and general description (10)—Various forms; illustrations (11) ... ... 10--16

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CHAPTER III.

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VISHNU.

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His general description (17)—Incarnations (22)—Boar incarnation and the reverence paid to it by the early South-Indian kings (22f.)—Man-lion incarnation and its varieties (24f.)--Dwarf incarnation (30f.)—Rāma incarnation (35f.)—Krishna incarnation and varieties (37f.)—Buddha and Kalki incarnations (47)—Anantasāyin, Padmanābha or Ranganātha (50f.)—Jalasayana, Vaikuntha-Nārāyana, Lakshmī-Nārāyana, Garuda-Nārāyana and Yōgēswara-Vishnu (52f.)—The 24 general forms of Vishnu; Pānduranga, Hayagrīva and Venkatēsa (55f.)—Pradyumna or Manmatha, Vishvaksēna and Garuda (62f.)—Hanumān (64f.)—Sudarsana (66f.)—*Sāligrāma* stones (70f.) ... 17—71

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CHAPTER IV.

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SIVA.

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His temples and their non-sectarian nature; *linga*, symbol of Siva; its significance, description and varieties (72f.)—Subsidiary images in a Siva temple; importance attached to his sportive forms (74f.)—The general form Rudramūrti; its description and varieties; Panchadēhamūrti and Mahā-Sadāsiva (76f.)—Natarāja and his several dancing postures (77f.)—The Chidambaram temple; its history (88f.)—Dakshināmūrti and his various forms (89f.)—Lingōdbhava (93f.)—Bhikshātana and Mōhinī (97f.)—Kankālamūrti (103)—Kalyānasundaramūrti (103f.)—Sōmāskanda and allied forms (107f.)—

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Vrishārūdha (113f.)—Chandrasēkharamūrti (114f.)—Ardhanāri (120f.)—Harihara (125f.)—Gajahāmūrti (125f.)—Gangādhara (129f.)—Kālaharamūrti (132f.)—Nilakantha (137f.)—Tripurāntakamūrti (140f.)—Kirātārjunamūrti (141f.)—Chandēsānugrahamūrti (143f.)—Sarabhamūrti (147f.)—Pāsupatamūrti, Rakshōghnamūrti, Aghōramūrti, Bhairava and his various forms, Mahākāla and Kālāgni-Rudra (148f.)—Virabhadra and his various forms (155f.)—Kshētrapāla (159f.)—Chandēsa, Nandisa, Bhringisa and Jvaradēva (161f.)—Ganapati and his various forms; his popularity (165f.)—Skanda and his different forms; the antiquity of his worship (177f.) ... ... 72—183

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CHAPTER V.

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SAKTI-GODDESSES.

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Their significance (184)—Their division into three classes and their worship on chakras, yantras and pīthas (185)—Sarasvatī and her different forms (185f.)—Lakshmī and her different forms (187f.)—The eight energies of Vishnu personified (189)—General description of Gaurī or Pārvatī (190)—The Saptamātrikās (190f.)—Sakti goddesses holding Vaishnavite symbols: Chāmundā, Durgā, Mahishāsuramardini and Mahā-Lakshmī (196—211)—Kālarātrī, Tvaritā, Tripurā-Bhairavī, Vajraprastārinī, Surā, Surapriyā, Srīvidyādēvī, Prānasakti, Svasthāvēsinī, Satruvidhvamsinī, Ugra-Tārā, Dhūmrāvatī, Sūlinī, Pratyangirā, Sītalādēvī, Trikantakidēvī, Bhūtamātā and Sivadūtī (211f.)—Jyēshthā-Lakshmī (216f.)—Bālā-Tripurasundarī, Saubhāgyabhuvanēsvarī, Annapūrnā, Gāyatrī, Sāvitrī and Sarasvatī, Tulajā-Bhavānī, Rājamātangī, Laghusyāmalā, Vārunī, Kurukullā and Vindhyavāsinī (218f.)—Lalitā, Tripurasundarī and Rājarājēsvarī; their worship on Bālā-yantra and Srī-chakra (220f.) ... ... 184—222

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CHAPTER VI.

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VILLAGE DEITIES.

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Their origin traceable to Tāntrik goddesses; names of a few of them (223f.)—Their worship and worshippers (226)—Ceremonies peculiar to temples of village deities; Draupadi temples and karagam (226f.)—Sati-worship and the fire-walking ceremony (229)—Village gods: Aiyanār and Karuppannasāmi (229f.)—Hero-worship; devil-dances (234) . . . . . 223—234

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CHAPTER VII.

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MISCELLANEOUS DEITIES.

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The nine Planets (235)—The Sun; his description and the Sūrya-yantra (235f.)—The Moon and the other Planets (239f.)—The Dikpālakas: Indra, Agni, Yama, Nairrita, Varuna, Vāyu and Kubēra (241f.)—The Nāgas (248f.)—The demi-gods: Yakshas, Vidyādharas, etc., and Dvārapālas (251f.)—Saints and sages (254f.)—The three religious reformers; Saiva and Vaishnava saints (259f.)—Jaina images (262f.)—Pedestals, postures, symbols, weapons and jewellery of images (265f.) . . . . . 235—272