of the guardian deity in shrines of
Jina, 265.
Chandakhanda, form of Durga, 202.
Chanda-Munda, demon, ig/w, 222.
Chandesa, devotee and attendant of Siva,
143, 147. 159, 161, 162.
Chandesanugraha or Chandesanugraha-
murti, form of Siva, j6n, 143, 147, 162.
Chandesvara, s.a. Chandesanugraha, 76;;.
Chandesvaraprasadadeva, do., 147.
Chandi, s.a. Chandesa, 254;;.
Chandi or Chandika, s.a. Mahishasura-
marclinl, 190/7, 196, 202, 206, 224.
Chandikalpa, work quoted in the Tattva-
nidhi, I97#, 206.
Chandimau, village, 143/7.
Chandragiri, village in the Chittoor
district, 35*, 137.
Chandrasekhara or Chandrasekharamurti,
form of Siva, j6, 93, 114, 148.
Charchara, form of Kali, 199.
Chaturmukha or Chaumukhl, fcrm of
Jaina images, 77;;.
Chaturvarga-Chintamani, name of a
Sanskrit work, 24.
chatushshashtikala, the sixty-four sciences,
187.
Chauclamma, village deity, 224.
chaurl (charn ara), a fly-whisk, 3, n, 52*,
194, l}9, 211, 248, 251, 265.
Chaushashti-Yoginfs, group of goddesses,
Chera, country, 2.
Cheuhakarl, title ofMahendravarman I. ,2,
Chhaya, consort of Surya, 236.
Chidambaram, village in the South Arcot
district, 11, 55, 74, 82, 84;*, 9377, 107,
125, 141, 143, 147, 178, 236, 243, 248 :
its history, 88 : the Nataraja temple at,
230*.
Chingleput district, Jaina temples in, 262.
chinmudra, pose of fingers, 259, 267.
Chiranjivins, the nine, 262.
Chitragupta, attendant of Varna, 243.
Chitrini, consort of Kubera, 248*.
Chola, dynasty, 2, 77, 88, 89, 93, 107, 114*,
176, 216, 224, 254, 268.
club, symbol, 35 : in the hand of Budha,
239 ; of Dvarapala images, 251 ; of
Garuda, 6^N ; of Kala (Yama), 137,
243; of Karuppannasami, 230; of
Ketu, 241 ; of Kollapura-Mahalakshml
and Ashtabhuja-Vlralakshml, 189 ; of
Kuja (Mars), 239; - of Maha-Ganapati,
173 ; of Moon, 239 ; of SarasvatI,
2l8 ; of Siva, 7777 ; of Skanda,
178; ofSudarsana, 66; of Vira-
bhadra, 155 ; of Vishnu, 17, 26, 30 ;
of Vishvaksena, 64. See gada.
cock banner of Skanda, 2lS>/. See fatjc-
kuta.
conch, symbol, 3, 35 ; in the hand of
Durga (Ka.tya.yani), Chamunda,, Mahi-
shasuramardini and Maha-Lakshmi, 196,
199, 202, 206, 211 ; of Gaja-Lakshmi,
187 ; of Garuda, 64;; ; of Govinda-
Bhairava and of Samhara-Bhairava,
151 ; of Indra,24l ; of Kama, 62 ;
of Kapila, 254 ; of Lalita, Tripura-
sundari and Rajarajesvari, 220 ; of
Maha-Ganapati, 173 ; of Sarasvati,
2i8; of Skanda, 178 ; ofSudarsana,
66 ; of Surya, 35, 236 ; of Trikanta-
kidevi, 213 ; of Varuna, 243 ; of
Vishnu, 17, 22, 26, 30, 43, 107, 113, 125,
267 ; of Vishvaksena, 62 : mark
made of sandal or yopichauJana, 259.
See sankha.
Conjeeveram, village in the Chingleput
district, 2, 22, ^9, i62, 222.
corpse, vehicle, of Chamunda, 194 ; of
Mahakali, 197 : carried by Ugra-Tara
on her head, 213.
crescent, ornament on the head of Siva, 76,
77, 82, 103, 114; of Ganapati, 173 ;
of Sakti goddesses, 185, 194, 202.
crocodile, vehicle of Gangamma ! % Ganga),
224/1, 248 ; of Varuna, 243.
crow, banner of Jyeshtha, 216, 2l8 :
vehicle of Tvarita, 2I2.
cup, symbol, in the hand of Govinda-
Bhairava and Kala-Bhairava, 151 ; of
Kollapura-Mahalakshmi, 189 ; of
Mahakala, 155 ; of Mahakali, 197 ;
of Lalita, Tripurasundarl and Raja-
rajesvari, 220. See pot and vessel.
D
dahini, attribute of Kama's arrow, 62.
Daksha, sage, 89, 155, 159, 267.
Dakshinagni, one of the (three) sacrificial
fires, represented by the goddess Savitri,
220.
Dakshinamurti, form of Siva, 74, 76;?, 89,
90, 93, 147, 234, 268.
danavas, demons, 30, 140.
Dandanatha-Varahi, form of Varahi, I94.
Danda-Pingala, attendant of Surya, 236.
Darukavana, forest, scene of Siva's sport as
Bhikshatana, 79;;, loo.
Dasara, festival, 187.
Dasaratha, king of Ayodhya and father of
Rama, 35.
Dasra, one of the Asvins, 259;;.
Dattatreya, god, n.
Death, the god of, s.a. Kala, 132, 137, 148,
151.
deer (antelope, black-buck), symbol, in the
hand of Saiva images, 77, 8g/i, go, 93,
97, 103, no, 114, 129, 132, 137;;, 140,
141, 143, 147, 159, 162, 267 : vehicle
of Vayu, 248 : accompaniment of
Bhikshatana, TOO ; of Kankala, 103 ;
of Nataraja, 82.
Devabhavi, epithet of Surapriya, 212.
DevakI, mother of Krishna, 41, 196.
Devi. ram, collection of Saiva Tamil hymns,
72, 89, 262.
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