[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.4313 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4313 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4313 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4313](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4313) There is sufficient proof in the poetic works of the Sangha period, to the fact that Subrahmaṇya-worship was prevalent in South India. On excavation at the place Nāgārjunakoṇḍa in the District of Guntur, images of Subrahmaṇya were found under the earth. They were as old as 3rd century B.C. - [Previous: c9.4312](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4312) - [Next: c9.4314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4314) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4313](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4313) · Pramāṇa