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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.