Index 533 JGayatri Mantra 167
B. K. S. Iyengar 204
Savitri (Vedic divinity)
390
Deva Ram Sukul 426
Surya 428
genocide 187
Ghana 12
Gitagovinda 167
Jayadeva 212, 213
Radha 341
globalization 501
goddess 167–169
Aditi 8
Aghori sadhus 15
Ardhanarishvara 43
Dasha Mahavidya 119–121
deva 127
Draupadi 137
Durga 139, 139, 140
Kamakhya 224, 225
Khajuraho 235
kundalini 252
Lakshmi 256
lila 259
Mariyamman 278
maya 282
Minakshi 289–290
The Mother 292
Neolithic times xvii
puranas 337
Radha 341
Sri Ramakrishna 349
Rig Veda xviii
Raja Rammohun Roy 368
sahasrara chakra 374
saptamatrika 385
Sarasvati 387
Ramprasad Sen 395
Shaivism 396
Shakta 397–398
Shakti 399–400
Shankara 402
Shashthi 404
Shitala 405
Sri Vidya 422
temple 441
Ushas 472
Vach 473
Veda(s) 480
Vijayanagara 487
Vindhyavasini 488–489
women and Hinduism 501
Yamuna River 509
yoni 515–517
Golden Temple in Amritsar
xxxic, xxxvic
Akal Takht 21
Amritsar 27, 28, 28
Sikhism 413, 414
temple 441
gopi 169
Gitagovinda 167
Krishna 238, 240
rasa lila 361Gorakhnath xxxc, 169–170
Aghori sadhus 15
avadhuta 56
Babji 61
Nath Yogis 308
Shaivism 397
Siddha 411
Gotama 318
gotra 170, 385
Grace Essence Fellowship
170–171
Granth Sahib xxiii
Akal Takht 21
Amritsar 27
Kabir 219, 220
Great Britain. See British
colonialism; United
Kingdom
greeting 302
Gross, Darwin 145
Group Areas Act 11
Guénon, René xxxivc
Gujarat massacre xxv, 187
guna 171
ajna chakra 21
Samkhya 379
Gunabhadra
acharya 5
Adipurana 7
Gunadhya 171–173
Brihatkatha 94
Kathasaritsagara 231
Guptas xxixc, 173
Kalidasa 222
Kshatriya 250
Vedic ritual xxii
guru xxxvc, 173–174
Agastya 13
Babji 61
Swami A. C. Prabhupada
Bhaktivedanta 78
Swami Chidvilasananda
108
Roy Eugene Davis 121
Guru Amrit Desai 124–
125
diksha 134
Drona 138
facial markings 153
Gaudiya Vaishnavite
Society 166
Hanuman Foundation
178
International Babaji Kriya
Yoga Sangam 197
International Society of
Divine Love 201
Jayadeva 212
Swami Jyotirmayananda
Saraswati 216
Kashmiri Shaivism 229
Swami Sri Kripalvananda
237
Gopi Krishna 241
U. G. Krishnamurti 244Madhva 266
Sri Mahendranath 272
mangala 275
Manikkavacakar 276
Ma Yoga Shakti
International Mission
282
Metamorphosis League
for Monastic Studies
287
Swami Muktananda 295
Guru Nanak 303
Swami Narayanananda
306
Neem Karoli Baba 310
Nirankari movement
313
Nisargadatta Maharaj
314
Swami Bhagawan
Nityananda 315, 316
pollution/purity 330
puja 336
Sri Ramakrishna 350
Ramana Maharshi 350
Ramanuja 352
Ram Dass 358
Yogi Ramsuratkumar 359
reincarnation/rebirth 364
Rig Veda 365
sadhu 373
Sahaja Yoga Center 374
Saiva Siddhanta 376
Sant Mat movement 383
Shaivism 397
shaktipat 400
Shankara 402
Shivananda Yoga Vedanta
Centers 408
Jagad Guru
Siddhaswarupananda
411
Sikhism 412–414
Satguru
Subramuniyaswami
424
tantrism 436
Temple of Kriya Yoga
442
United Kingdom 463
United States 466
Upanishads 472
Virashaivas 489
World Vaishnavite
Association 504
yoga 512
Sri Yogendra 515
Gurudwara temple (Hong
Kong) 413
Gurumayi. See
Chidvilasananda, Swami
Guyana xxxvic, xxxviic, 99,
174–175
Gypsies (Romany) 150H
Hanuman 177, 178, 178
Birla Mandir 86
Caribbean region 99
Guyana 175
Hanuman Foundation 178
Himalayan Mountains 184
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
214
Neem Karoli Baba 310
new moon/ full moon
ceremonies 311
Rama 348
Ramayana 354
Ram Dass 358
Rameshvaram 359
Tulsidas 457
Vallabha 476
Vayu 480
Hanuman Foundation 178–
179, 358
Harappa 196
Hardvar. See Haridvar
Hare Krishna
Baba Premanand Bharati
80
ISKCON 199
Krishna 240
Hari Dass, Baba 179, 179, 180
Babji 62
Ram Dass 357
Haridvar (Haridwar; Hardvar;
Hardwar) xxxc, 180
amrita 25
Gayatri Mantra 167
Baba Hari Dass 179
Kumbha Mela 252
Madhva 266
pilgrimage 329
Rishikesh 367
Shanti Mandir 403
Harihara 180, 181, 181
Hariharananda, Swami
248–249
hatha yoga 181
American Yoga Association
24
amrita 25
Ananda Ashram, Monroe,
New York 29
Arsha Vidya Gurukulam
44
asana 48
Babji 61
Pierre Arnold Bernard 71
Swami Chetanananda 107
Indra Devi 130
Europe 151
Gorakhnath 170
Himalayan International
Institute 183
Richard Hittleman 189
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