List of illustrations and maps
Illustrations
1 The Kuchipudi dance form. 75
2 The Shore Temple at Maha ̄ balipuram. 94
3 Gopura at Bhramarambha Mallikarjuna Temple in
Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh. 99
4 Gopura at Srisailam: closer view. 100
5 Jama Masjid, Delhi. 130
6 Statue of Hanuman. 143
7 Roman Catholic Church near Na ̄ga ̄ rjunakonda,
Andhra Pradesh. 167
8 Bonalu Festival, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh: roadside shrine
to “folk” goddess Maiasamma. 203
9 Bonalu Festival, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh: worshipers
bearing gifts for the goddess. 204
10 A shrine to goddess Mutalayamma, near Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh. 207
11 A shrine to the goddess Renuka near Hyderabad, AP. 207
12 S ́rı ̄ Ven ̇ kat.es ́vara Temple, Malibu,
California. 239
13 S ́rı ̄ Ven ̇ kat.es ́vara Temple, Pittsburgh, PA. 242
14 The Hindu-Jain Temple, Pittsburgh, PA. 242
15 The Sikh Gurdwa ̄ra ̄ , Pittsburgh, PA. 243
16 Masjid, Pittsburgh, PA. 243
Maps
Map 1 As ́oka’s Empire 53
Map 2 The Gupta Empire 55
Map 3 India at the Close of the Ninth Century 97
Map 4 The Mughal Empire 129
Map 5 European Bases in India 172