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Vrishārūdha (113f.)—Chandrasekharamūrti (114f.)—Ardhanāri (120f.)—Harihara (125)—Gajahāmūrti (125f.)—Gangādhara (129f.)—Kālaharamūrti (132f.)—Nilakantha (137f.)—Tripurāntakamārti (140f.)—Kirātārjunamūrti (141f.)—Chandēsānugrahamūrti (143) Sarabhamūrti (147f.)—Pāsupatamūrti, Rakshöghnamurti, Aghoramūrti, Bhairava and his various forms, Mahākāla and Kālāgni-Rudra (148f.)—Virabhadra and his various forms (155f.)—Kshētrapāla (159f.)—Chandēsa, Nandisa, Bhringisa and Jvaradēva (161f.)—Ganapati and his various forms; his popularity (165f.)—Skanda and his different forms; the antiquity of his worship (177f.) .. ... 72—183
CHAPTER V.
SAKTI-GODDESSES.
Their significance (184)—Their division into three classes and their worship on chakras, yantras and pithas (185)—Sarasvati and her different forms (1857.)Lakshmi and her different forms (187f.)—The eight energies of Vishnu personified (189)—General description of Gauri or Pārvati (190)—The Saptamātrikās (1901.)—Sakti goddesses holding Vaishnavite symbols: Chāmundā, Durgā, Mahishāsuramardini and Mahā-Lakshmi (196–211)—Kālarātri, Tvaritā, TripuraBhairavi, Vajraprastārini, Surā, Surapriyā, Srividyādēvi, Prānasakti, Svasthāvēsini, Satruvidhvamsini, Ugra-Tārā, Dhūmrāvati, Sūlini, Pratyangira, Sitalādēvi, Trikantakidevī, Bhūtamātā and Sivadūti (201f.)—Jyështha-Lakshmi (216f.)—Bālā-Tripurasundari, Saubhāgyabhuvanēsvari, Annapūrā, Gāyatri, Sāvitri and Sarasvati, TulajāBhavāni, Rājamātangi, Laghusyāmalā, Vāruni, Kurukullā and Vindhyavasini (218f.)—Lalitā, Tripurasundari and Rājarājēsvari; their worship on Balā-yantra and Sri-chakra (220f.) ... 184—222
CHAPTER VI.
VILLAGE DEITIES.
Their origin traceable to Tantrik goddesses; names of a few of them (223f.)—Their worship and worshippers (226)—Ceremonies peculiar to temples of village deities; Draupadi temples and karagam (226f.)—Sati-worship and the fire-walking ceremony (229)—Village gods: Aiyanār and Karuppannasāmi (229f.)—Hero-worship; devil-dances (234) ... ... ... ...... 223—234
CHAPTER VII.
MISCELLANEOUS DEITIES.
The nine Planets (235)—The Sun; his description and the Surya-yantra (235f.)—The Moon and the other Planets (239f.)—The Dikpālakas: Indra, Agni, Vama, Nairrita, Varuna, Vāyu and Kubēra (241f.)—The Nāgas (248f.)—The demi-gods: Yakshas, Vidyadharas, etc., and Dvārapālas (251f.)—Saints and sages (254f.)—The three religious reformers; Saiva and Vaishnava saints (259f.)—Jaina images (262f.)—Pedestals, postures, symbols, weapons and jewellery of images (265f.) ... ... ... 235—272