Ammonite, 33 – 34 , 78, 447, 622. See
alsoShalagram
Amritanandamayi, 34
Amrta, 34 , 188, 210, 269, 380, 443,
473, 583, 645, 652
An Autobiography(Gandhi),
139, 236
Anahata Chakra, 34 , 137. See
alsoChakras
Analogy, 35
Ananda, 35 , 578, 593
Ananda Akhara, 24, 35 , 474
Ananda Marga Yoga Society, 35
Anandamath, 35
Anandamath,144, 599
Anandamayi Ma, 36 , 347
Anandapala, King, 36 , 319
Anandawara group, 36 , 74, 113,
174, 248, 325, 503, 582, 643
Ananga, 36
Anant Chaturdashi, 37 , 93, 227, 613
Ananta, 36
Anantadas, 36 – 37 , 100, 528
Anasuya, 37 , 209, 726
Anatomy of a Confrontation
(Gopal), 74, 77
Ancestral spirits, 37 , 46, 492, 512,
599, 766
Andal, poet, 29, 37 – 38 , 451, 698
Andersen, Walter K., 105, 182, 255,
279, 314, 517, 566, 619, 762
Andhaka, 38
Andhra brahmins, 38 , 407, 491. See
alsoBrahmins
Andhra Pradesh, 38 – 39 , 83, 115,
238, 250, 263, 350, 376, 528,
541, 565, 644, 702Anekantavada, 39 , 59, 133, 607. See
alsoPhilosophy
Anga, 39 , 65, 211
Angada, 36, 39 – 40
Angiras, 40 , 70, 370, 426, 530
Angkor, 196
temples, 40
Angkor Wat, 675
Ani, 40 , 232, 592, 643, 685
Aniconic image, 40 , 237, 778. See
alsoIconic image
Shiva, 30
Anima, 40 , 650
Animal sacrifice, 7, 16–17, 18, 41 ,
66, 118, 128, 335, 337, 350,
365, 513, 548, 572, 579, 733,- See alsoSacrifice
ashvamedha, 41, 66 , 288
horse, 581
Animal skins, 58. See also
Cow; Leather
Animals, 40 – 41 , 62, 86, 115, 124,
301, 456, 505, 508, 589, 754
bull, 129 , 460 , 506
Dadhikra, 163
deer, 180 – 181 , 263, 425
dog, 96, 201 – 202 , 497
eating, 43
images, 40, 73, 119
lion, 73, 391 , 410
mythical, 367
owl, 485 , 603
peacock, 413, 508
rat, 183, 354, 567
tiger, 301, 391, 697
Aniruddha, 41 , 493
Anirvachaniyakhyati, 42 , 223
Anjali hasta, 42 , 458. See alsoDance
Anjana, 42 , 271
Ankusha, 42 , 236, 498
Annakut, 42 , 227, 261, 355
Annaprashana, 147
Annaprashana samskara,
43 – 44 , 591
Anrta, 44 , 206, 576
Anshavatar, 30, 44 , 72. See
alsoAvatars
Anshuman, 44 , 58, 95, 198, 238, 350
Antahpura, 44
Antal and Her Path of Love
(Dehejia), 38