Archives Glossary of special terms

Apasmara

an ugly demon personifying ignorance and the bonds (malams) that fetter the soul from reaching God – usually seen under the foot of Nataraja and Dakshinamurti

Appar

seventh-century Shaivite poet-saint, one of the muvar (‘Revered Three’)

apsara

celestrial nymph; semi-divine female beings inhabiting Hindu god Indra’s paradise as dancers and musicians, partnered with gandhara’s – celestial musicians

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