Abhinay(expression, mime), 153
Abhyankar, K. V., 272
Absolute, Divine, 176
Abu-Lughod, Janet, 274
Acamana(ritual sipping), 84
Acaryas, 82; Srivaisnava, 239
Acharya, Kala, 26
Adi Dharm movement, 207, 208
Adi Granth, 207; Ravidas in, 208; readings
from, 187–88; Sikh context of, 209
Adorno, Theodore, 277
Advani, L. K., 259
Agni (fire god), 40
Ahakkara(ego), 239
Ahiksa(nonviolence), 5, 10–11, 253
Akshardham (theme park, Ahmedabad),
attack on, 5
Alberuni (Muslim scholar), 45
All India Adi Dharm Mission, 207
All-India Radio, 143
Allport, Gordon, 250
Alvars (poet-saints), 203, 233
Amar Chitra Katha (comic series), 241
Ambedkar, B. R., 14
Amrita Bazar Patrika, 79
Anantdas, paricayisof, 215n8
Anantha Murthy, U. R., 46
Andal (Tamil poet-saint), 7; veneration
of, 8
AnnapurnaTemple (Banaras), 86
Antarjanam (secluded ones), 218
Antarjanam, Lalitambika: Agnisakshi,
218, 219; “Revenge Itself,” 23, 218–27
Arati(fire offerings), 16, 40; in goddess
possession, 166; in Ramlilas,115, 116,
118, 120, 122, 123, 124, 127, 128, 133,
134–35
Arcana(daily worship), 234
Argumentation, Sanskritic forms of, 291
Arnheim, Rudolf, 44
Arokia-mariamma (Mary, Our Lady of
Health), 7307
INDEX
Alternate spellings of certain frequently used Indic words can be found in “A Note on
Transliteration.” Page references in italics refer to illustrations.