South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c7.3
South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c7.3
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¹ According to the Brahmavaivarta-Purāna he was cursed by Mōhinī not to receive any worship; see also below, p. 93. In the Telugu and Canarese districts we occasionally find temples dedicated to Traipurusha, i.e., the three gods Brahmā, Vishnu and Siva. Curiously enough the place of Brahmā is here occupied by Sūrya, the Sun-god; see Babu Nagendra Natha Vasu’s Mayūrabhanja, p. xxiv. From the Nrisimhaprasāda quoted in Tattvanidhi we learn that one variety of Brahmā is of the form of Sun-god.