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SOUTH-INDIAN IMAGES OF GODS AND GODDESSES H. KRISHNA SASTRI, B.A., RAO SAHEB MADRAS GOVERNMENT PRESS 1916
SOUTH-INDIAN IMAGES OF GODS AND GODDESSES
BY
H. KRISHNA SASTRI, B.A., RAO SAHEB
Assistant Archeealogical Superintendent for Epigraphy,
Southern Circle.
Published under the authority of the Government of Madras
MADRAS GOVERNMENT PRESS
1916


INDEX OF THE CHAPTERS AND A RESUME OF THE SUBJECTS IN THE ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I.
Temples and images, the subject of Agamas and Silpa-Sastras origin of
stone temples in the Pallava period. Their development
in the Chola period . Signs to distinguish a Saiva temple from a
Vaishnava temple ; ritual generally followed in temples ; annual
festivals. Ritual in temples of village-deities
CHAPTER II.
BRAHMA
Not worshipped as the chief deity in a temple ; his images and general
description Various forms
CHAPTER III
VISHNU
His general description , Incarnations Boar incarnation and
the reverence paid to it by the early South-Indian kings . Manlion
incarnation and its varieties . Dwarf incarnation
Rama incarnation . Krishna incarnation and varieties
Buddha and Kalki incarnations. Anantasayin, Padmanabha or
Ranganatha. Jalasayana, Vaikuntha-Nartyana, Lakshml-
Narayana, Garuda-Narayana and Yogesvara- Vishnu ( The 24
general forms of Vishnu ; Panduranga, Hayagriva and Venkatesa
Pradyumna or Manmatha, Vishvaksena and Garuda
Hanuman, Sudarsana, Saligraw a stones
CHAPTER IV
SIVA
His temples and their non-sectarian nature liuga, symbol of Siva ;
its significance, description and varieties . Subsidiary images
in a Siva temple ; importance attached to his sportive forms
The general form Rudramurti ; its description and varieties ; Panchadehamurti
and Maha-Sadasiva; .several dancing postures
The Chidambaram temple ; its history
Dakshinamurti and his various forms, Lingodbhava
Bhikshatana and Mohin!, Kalyanasundaramurti
Somaskanda and allied forms
Vrisharudha, Chandrasekharamurti, Ardhanari
Harihara, Gajahamurti, Gangadhara
Kalaharamurti , Nilakantha , Tripurantakamurti
Kiratarjunamurti, Chandesanugrahamurti
Sarabhamurti, Pasupatamurti, Rakshoghnamurti, Aghoramurti,
Bhairava and his various forms, Mahakala and Kalagni-
Rudra, Virabhadra and his various forms, Kshetrapala
Chandesa, Nandisa, Ehringisa and Jvaradeva
Ganapati and his various forms ; his popularity Skanda and
his different forms ; the antiquity of his worship
CHAPTER V
SAKTI-GODDESSES
Their significance. Their division into three classes and their
worship on chakras, yuntras and plthas. Sarasvati and her
different forms. Lakshmi and her different forms
The eight energies of Vishnu personified . General description
of Gauri or Parvati . The Saptamatrikas . Sakti goddesses
holding Vaishnavite symbols : Chamnnda, Durga, Mahishasuramardini
and Maha-Lakshmi, Kalaratrl, Tvarita, Tripura-
Bhairavi, VajraprastarinI, Sura, Surapriya, SrividyadevI, Pranasakti,
SvasthavesinI, Satruvidhvamsini, Ugra-Tara, Dhumravati, Sulini,
Pratyangira, Sltaladevi, Trikantakldevi, Bhutamata and SivadutI
Jyeshtha-Lakshmi, Bala-Tripurasundari, Saubhagyabhuvanesvari,
Annapurna, Gayatri, Savitrl and Sarasvati, Tulaja-
Bhavani, Rajaniatangi, Laghusyamala, Varuni, Kurukulla and
Vindhyavasini, Lalita, Tripurasundari and Rajarajesvari;
their worship on Bala-yantra vxd. Sri-chakra
CHAPTER VI
VILLAGE DEITIES
Their origin traceable to Tantrik goddesses ; names of a few of them
Their worship and worshippers, Ceremonies peculiar
to temples of village deities ; Draupadi temples a.ndaragam,
Sati-worship and the fire-walking ceremony, Village gods :
Aiyanar and Karuppannasami, Hero-worship; devil-dances
CHAPTER VI
VILLAGE DEITIES
Their origin traceable to Tantrik goddesses ; names of a few of them
Their worship and worshippers. Ceremonies peculiar
to temples of village deities ; Draupadi temples a.ndaragam
Sati-worship and the fire-walking ceremony . Village gods :
Aiyanar and Karuppannasami , Hero-worship; devil-dances
CHAPTER VII
MISCELLANEOUS DEITIES
The nine Planets, The Sun ; his description and the Siifya-yantra
The Moon and the other Planets, The Dikpalakas :
Indra, Agni, Yama, Nairrita, Varuna, Vayu and Kubera. The
Nagas. The demi-gods : Yakshas, Vidyadharas, etc., and
Dvarapalas. Saints and sages. The three religious
reformers ; Saiva and Vaishnava saints, Jaina images
Pedestals, postures, symbols, weapons and jewellery of
images
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LIST OF THE PLACE TEMPLES SHRINES GODS AND GODDESSES
PRESENT IN THE ILLUSTRATIONS
The Tanjore temple.
Gopura, Narasimha temple,Back view of central shrine, Siva temple,
Gangaikondasolapuram, Haridranadi tank ;Processional images (metal) ; Madura
Lamp patterns and /w/Vf-utensils ; Uttattur
Brahma; Seven Pagodas, Kumbakonam, Tiruvadi, Brahma and Sarasvati ; Kandiyur
Brahma on swan vehicle ; Chidambaram
Vishnu (Ashtabhuja) ; Conjeeveram
Vishnu; Bellary, Paramesvaramangalam
Vishnu and his consorts ; Ariyambakkam
Boar incarnation of Vishnu ; Seven Pagodas
Narasimha bursting forth from the pillar; Ahobalam
Ugra-Narasimha
Madras Museum, Yoga-Narasimha ; Tir,upati Hill
Trivikrama ; Seven Pagodas
Kumbakonam, Vamana ; Namakkal, Rama and group (metal) ; Ramesvaram
Krishna tied to a mortar ; Penukonda
Butter-dance of Bala-Krishna (metal) ; Madras Museum
26. Serpent-dance of Kaliya-Krishna (metal)
Venu-Gopala, Madana-Gopala ;Little Conjeeveram, Govardhana-Krishna ; Seven Pagodas
Krishna on the punnai-tieQ (wood) ; Kumbakonam
Parthasarathi teaching Bhagavad-Gitdto Arjuna ; Pushpagiri
Anantasayin ; Seven Pagodas, Vaikuntha-Narayana ; Namakkal
Lakshmi-Narayana ; Namakkal, Garuda-Narayana; Chidambaram
Garuda-Narayana and Gajendramoksha ; Kumbakonam
Yogesvara-Vishnu ; Huvinahadagalli
Kumbakonam, Panduranga; Tirupati, Ahobalam
Rati-Manmatha ; Chidambaram
Garuda ; Tanjore, Sudarsana ; Tirupati
Dadikkombu, Sahasra-linga ; Tiruvottiyur
Panchamukha-linga ; Tiruvanaikkaval
Nataraja (metal) ; Panchanadakkulam
Ramesvaram, Urdhva-tandava ; Tiruppanandal
Patanjali; Chidambaram
Vyaghrapada, Kalika-tandava (metal) ; Nallur
Dakshinamurti ; Avur
Vlnadhara-Dakshinamurti ; Chidambaram
Yoga-Dakshinamurti ; Conjeeveram
Dakshinamurti ; Tiruvengavasal
Lingodbhava ; Tanjore, Ekapada-Trimurti ; Tiruvottiyur
Tiruvanaikkaval, Mohini (metal) ; Valuvur
Bhikshatanamurti (metal), Kankalamurti (metal); Tenkasi
Kankalamurti ; Dharasuram, Kalyana-Sundara ; Madura
Kalyana-Sundara and Svayamvara ; Chidambaram
Somaskanda (metal) ; Sivankudal, Somaskanda ; Seven Pagodas
Umasahita, Vrishavahana ; Chidambaram, (metal) ; Vedaranyam
Chandrasekhara (metal) , Tiruvottiyur
Chandrasekhara ; Tanjore
Chandrasekhara (Alinganamurti) ; Bagali
Ardhanari ; Madura, Kumbakonam, Ardhanari ; Tanjore,
Tiruchchengodu, , Dharasuram, Tiruvadi, Sankaranarayana ; Namakkal
Gajahamurti ; Dharasuram, , Tirutturaippundi
Gangadhara ; Gangaikondasolapuram, (metal) ; Vaidlsvarankoyil
Gangadhara ; Tanjore
Trichinopoly, , Kalaharamurti ; Pattisvaram,
Chandragiri, Tripurantakamurti ; Chidambaram, Kiratarjunamurti ; Pushpagiri, Chidambaram
Chandesanugrahamurti ; Gangaikondasolapuram
Sarabhamurti ; Dharasuram, , Pasupatamurti . Chidambaram
Aghoramurti ; Pattisvaram, , Bhairava
Kala-Bhairava ; Durgi
Kalagni-Rudra, Virabhadra throwing the head of Daksha into the fire
Tanjore, Virabhadra; Mudikondam, Kshetrapala ; Tiruvarangulam
Chandesa ; Tiruvottiyur, Nandisa and his consort (metal) ; Valuvur
Bhringi ; Srisailam, Jvaradeva ; Bhavani, Ganapati standing ; Lepakshi
Pattisvaram, Siyamangalam, Gangaikondasolapuram
Maha-Ganapati ; Madura, Heramba-Ganapati (metal) ;
Skanda ; Tiruvottiyur ; Madura , Skanda and his consorts ; Samayapuram
Chidambaram, Sarasvati ; Bagali Samilnya-Lakshmi ; Seven Pagodas
Parvati; Bolumampatti, Paramesvaramangalam, Pattisvaram
The Seven Mothers ; Tanjore ,Chamunda (Mahakali) ; Tiruchchengodu
Durga ; Seven Pagodas ,Srimushnam
Dharasuram, Durga-Lakshml Tirumalisai, Mahishasuramardini ; Gangaikondasolapuram
Dharasuram, Durgi, Durga-Mahishasuramardim ; Seven-Pagodas
Pratyangira ; Tiruchchengodu , Tiruppalatturai
Jyeshtha ; Tiruvellavayil, Saubhagyabhuvanesvan ; Dharasuram
Rajarajesvarl ; Ramesvaram, Mutyalamma ; Avani
Group of images in the Draupadi-amman temple Kumbakonam
Aiyanar (metal) ; Tiruppalatturai , Valuvur
Ramesvaram, Surya ; Kumbakonam , Chidambaram
Rahu and Ketu ; Chidambaram Indra, Agni, Yama, Nairrita
Varuna, Vayu, Kubera, Ahobalam, Lepakshi, Adisesha ; Chidambaram, Kinnari ; Ramesvaram
Dvarapala ; Tiruvottiyur, Dharasuram , Narada ; Chidambaram
Gaulisvara (Gaudapada ?) and Sankaracharya ; Tiruvottiyur
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