festival of the sixty-three saints (cf. nayanmar)
cult image in sanctum of a temple; image of worship
hands in crescent moon-like form to hold fire
‘half hall’, the smaller hall connecting the shrine and the larger pillared hall (mandapa); front porch (cf. tiru-idaik-kattu). Pillared hall immediately in front of the principal shrine or distal half of a mandapa with two seriate pillars, as in rock-cut… Continue Reading →
hand around one bent leg in meditative pose
meditative mode of seat with ardha-yogapatta
one of the five sthānas or positions
Ardhaparyaṅka (अर्धपर्यङ्क), seated with both legs on the seat, one raised up and the other bent (cf. ardhaparyankasana); Sitting with one leg folded and the other raised with the heel on the seat, the arm resting on the knee. Same… Continue Reading →
Ardhaparyaṅkāsana, seated with both legs on the seat, one raised up and the other bent (cf. ardhaparyanka); Sitting with one leg folded and the other raised with the heel on the seat, the arm resting on the knee. Same as… Continue Reading →
standing position with strongly bent knees
shorts (also ardhoruka)
shorts (also ardhoraka)
Tamil classification of women: a lovely woman twenty to twenty-four years old
central heroic character in the Mahabharata epic
Hara or string of miniature shrines on the edge of each vimana tala that is applique to the body (harmya) of the upper tala or storey without any intervening space (opposite of anarpita-hara).
accumulated wealth
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