halo (cf. mandala)
Central reliefed or projected part from each side of the body of the vimana or prasada as distinct from the corner projection (karna).
Oblong, wagon-topped miniature shrine of ayatasra type in the center of each side of the hara over the storeys of the vimana.
Square or rectangular supplemental pedestal to which an image and its padmapitham are attached and which they rest
Square or rectangular supplemental pedestal to which an image and its padmapitham are attached and which they rest
devotee; one who practices bhakti or devotion
deep, intense, uncompromising devotion to a personal godhead, aspiring to mystical union with the divine (cf. bhakta)
emotion
the wall (cf. kal)
Ornamental festoon on the wall, usually a makara-torana supported by two pilasters (cf. torana, makara-torana).
one of the five sthānas or positions
mistress, concubine
ringlets of hair
ancient sage; devotee of Shiva
earth; the goddess Earth
‘scared by snake’, a dance-pose suggesting movement away from a snake out of fear
ornament on waist in the form of a coiled snake
the storeys (cf. tala); Stage in the curvilinear superstructure (sikhara) or anda of a northern-style temple, often marked off at the corners by compressed amalaka’s – the karna-malakas or bhumia-malakas (bhumi, Tamil: பூமி).
earth-touching attitude as when Buddha called earth as witness
goblin
dwarfish goblin
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