The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism (2 Vol Set)

sites, 77, 80–81, 90, 102, 184,

241–242, 265–266, 455, 638

villages, 87, 127, 182, 265–266, 562

Uttara Mimamsa, 726

Uttararamacharita, 726

Uttarayana, 74, 130, 156, 167, 411,

514, 726 – 727

Uttarkashi, 96, 242, 727

V

Vachaspati Mishra, 728

Vadagalai school, 261, 644, 693,

728 , 747

Vagish, 728

Vaidyanath, 81, 116, 182, 347, 640,

728 – 729

Vaidyanathan, Kunissery

Ramakrishnaier, 21

Vaijayanti Shakti, 247, 729

Vaikasi, 685, 729

Vaikuntha, 21, 241, 632, 729 , 751

Vaishali, 21, 729

Vaisheshika school, 132, 456, 480,

729 – 730

Vaisheshika Sutras,344, 523

Vaishnava community, 13, 30, 61,

64, 73, 94, 128, 143, 146, 213,

215, 254, 308, 373, 420–421,

493, 509, 516, 537, 544,

731 – 733

sects, 81, 405, 474

“Vaishnava Tilakas” (Entwistle), 724

Vaishno Devi, 312, 638, 733

Vaishya brahmins, 115, 120, 121,

124, 174, 186, 197, 215, 536,

733 – 734

Vaishya varna, 85

Vaitarani, 734

Vajapeya, 734

Vajra, 734

Vajreshvari Devi, 346, 638, 734. See

alsoGoddess

Vajroli mudra, 467, 734 – 735

Vakataka Dynasty, 735

Vallabhacharya, 64, 81, 143, 145,

146, 151, 254, 260, 372, 460,

466, 503, 539, 577, 641, 645,

665, 672, 732, 735 , 766

Vallabhite, 735

Valli, 186, 358, 735

Valmiki, poet, 343, 422, 445, 545,

551, 555, 726, 735 – 736

Valmiki Jayanti, 67, 227, 736

Vamachara, 166, 414, 431, 446,

492, 524, 573, 736 – 737

Vamakhepa, sage, 690, 737

Vamana, 711

Vamana avatar, 10, 87, 647, 737.

See alsoVishnu

van Buitenen, J. A. B., 155, 157, 533,

552

van der Veer, Peter, 61, 74, 554,

564, 644, 699

Vana, 173

Vana Dashanami, 737 – 738

Vanamalin, 738

Vanaprastha, 262, 598, 663,

738 – 739

Varada Hasta, 739

Varaha avatar, 739

Varanasi, 90, 739. See alsoBenares

Varkari Panth, 1, 27, 79, 98, 99, 107,

151, 181, 198, 219, 231, 256,

312, 321, 407, 409, 447, 459,

495, 596, 614, 732, 739 – 740

Varna, 125, 131, 189, 375, 573, 720,

740 – 741

Varna dharma, 593

Varnashrama Dharma, 741

Varuna, 10, 13, 207, 236, 262, 289,

572, 576, 741

Vasant Panchami, 227, 398,

741 – 742

Vashitvam, 650, 742

Vasishtha, sage, 56, 70, 102, 112,

142, 192, 245, 275, 308, 357,

499, 574, 742

Vastra, 720, 742