Diaspora populations, 196 – 197 ,
228, 433, 445, 771. See also
South Africa
Didarganj Yakshi, 146, 197
Digambara, 40, 197 , 232, 476
Diksha, 3, 116, 197 , 303, 688. See
alsoInitiation
Dikshanama, 197
Dikshitar, 147, 198
Dilip, 44, 95, 198 , 238, 350
Dimmitt, Cornelia, 155, 157, 533, 552
Dimock, Edward C., Jr., 140, 582, 750
Dindi, 198 , 739
Di Nobili, Roberto, 198
Dipa, 198 , 200, 720
Directions, 198 – 199
Guardians of the Directions,
262 – 263 , 296, 367, 376, 741,
744, 776
The Divine Consort
(Hawley/Wulff ), 259, 654
Divine Enterprise(McKean), 566,
611, 762
The Divine Hierarchy(Babb), 46, 80,
118, 153, 161, 285, 429, 575
Divine Life Society, 199 , 636
“The Divine Life Society
Movement” (Miller), 637
Divine Light Mission, 266
Divine powers, 199 – 200 , 209, 272,
284, 290, 368, 395, 667. See
alsoSuperhuman powers
Divorce, 200. See alsoMarriage;
Women
Divya Prabandham, 200
Diwali, 25, 42, 200 – 201 , 227, 232,
243, 355, 385, 471, 613
Dog, 96, 201 – 202 , 497. See
alsoAnimals
Doha, poetry, 116, 202 , 437
Dom, 202
Dorasamudra, 202
Dowry, 54, 122, 127, 203. See
alsoMarriage
Dowry death, 203, 203 – 204. See
alsoWomen
Draupadi, 53, 82, 110, 194, 204 , 207,
208, 211, 318, 400, 514, 621
Dravida brahmins, 205 , 407, 458, 491
Dravida style, architecture, 51, 147,
204 – 205 , 507, 685
Dravidian language, 67, 176, 205 ,
301, 347, 353, 364, 684. See
alsoTamil language
Dreams, 79, 114, 205 – 206 , 309,
360, 419, 715
Drona, 53, 67, 194, 206 , 207, 210,
219, 353, 400
Dropsy, 207 , 576, 741
Drshtanta, 47, 207 , 280, 489,
524, 581, 599, 755. See
alsoPhilosophy
Drugs, 193, 207 , 305, 349. See also
Intoxicants
Drupada, King, 53, 194, 204, 206,
207 – 208 , 210, 629
Duhshasana, 110, 194, 208 , 211,
400, 621
Dumont, Louis, 20, 535
Durga, 61, 96, 131, 140, 186, 188,
208 , 212, 252, 365, 386, 391,
433, 469, 486, 563, 620, 665,
- See alsoGoddess
epithets, 140, 467–468
nine Durgas, 468
temples, 19
Durgasaptashati, 208 – 209
Durvasas, 6, 19, 33, 37, 102,
209 – 210 , 211, 302, 382, 397,
456, 495, 496, 582, 635
Duryodhana, 53, 110, 111, 194,
204, 206, 208, 210 – 211 , 289,
353, 374, 400, 535, 594, 621
Dushana, 171, 211 , 366, 649
Dushyanta, King, 1, 102, 210, 211 ,
234, 621
Dussehra, 67, 212 – 213 , 227, 279,
281, 469, 562, 613, 751, 774