a circular mark on the forehead; sectarian mark worn on forehand by Hindus to denote religious allegiance; believed to have talismanic properties
holy place of pilgrimage, associated with rivers and bathing places because water is believed to wash away sins
a marriage token worn at the throat (cf. thali)
ardha-mandapa or vestibule (cf. ardha-mandapa)
covered mandapa round the sanctum
peristyle: enclosure-wall with a mandapa
procession of the Lord of Kailasa
name of the Shaiva sacred canon that includes the Tevaram, and has an additional five books that concludes with the Periya Puranam
an arch with tongues of flame attached to it (cf. prabhavali)
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