Archives Glossary of special terms

gada

mace, stout stick, club of Vishnu; attribute of Vishnu

gajjai

an ornament of very small gold or silver bells fastened by strings and worn on the waist or ankles

gala

Literally neck: part between the topmost tala of the vimana and the sikhara; usually the clerestory raising up the roof (sikhara) with light and air-openings (nasika’s) on its side in the vimana types. The neck is below the amalaka in… Continue Reading →

gana

a grotesque dwarf often shown as an attendant of Shiva; mischievous dwarf-like figures derived from nature spirits (yaksha and yakshi) and adopted into Hinduism as Shiva’s faithful attendant, led by Ganesha

gandhara

celestial musician

Ganga

the river Ganga (Ganges) personified as a goddess

ganika

courtesan

garbhagriha

(also garbhagriham, Tamil: கர்பகிருஹம்) Literally womb house; inner or most sacred chamber of the temple, the sanctum sanctorum (cf. mulasthana) or cella, where cult image is housed.

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