The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism (2 Vol Set)

Antarala, architecture, 44 , 405, 453

Antariksha, 44

Antaryaga, 44 , 79, 689

Antinomianism, 45

Antyeshthi, 585

Antyeshthi samskara, 37, 46 – 47 ,

68, 116, 154, 441, 591, 599

Anulepana, 46 , 720

Anuloma, 46

Anumana, 1, 46 – 47 , 55, 207, 280,

430, 480, 489, 508, 521, 524,

537, 581, 599, 721. See also

Inference; Philosophy

Anushtubh, poetry, 47 , 437

Anyathakhyati, 47 – 48 , 223

Apabhramsha, 48

Apaddharma, 48 , 424

Apana, 48 , 521, 585. See alsoWinds

Apastamba, sage, 48 , 88, 192,

339, 640

Appar, poet, 48 – 49 , 185, 409, 420,

470, 587, 670, 702, 728

Appaya Dikshita, 49

Appleby, R. Scott, 58, 517, 566

Aprashasta marriage, 49 , 69, 127,

233, 488. See alsoMarriage

Apsara, 49 , 296, 436, 536, 558,

621, 689

Apurva, 49 , 537

Aranya, 173

Aranya Dashanami, 49 – 50 , 112.

See alsoDashanami Sanyasis

Aranyaka literature, 50 , 126, 645

Aranyakas, 60, 123, 587. See

alsoVedas

Arati, 15, 51 , 720

Aravalli Hills, 51 , 547, 578

The Archaeology of Early Historic

South Asia(Allchin), 302

Archana, 51

Archer, W. G., 129, 370, 439, 488, 548

Architecture, 51 – 52 , 78, 182, 612

adhishthana, 7 , 353

Aihole, 19

Antarala, 44 , 405, 453

Ardhamandapa, 52 , 418, 453

Bhogamandapa, 111 , 390,

454, 464

caves, 134

Chaitya, 19, 136 – 137

corbelling, 154

Dampati, 169

deul, 183 , 390, 454, 629

Dravida, 51, 147, 204 – 205 , 241,

340, 345, 379, 452, 507, 643, 685

Garbhagrha, 44, 241 , 331, 453, 549

Gopuram, 256

Jagamohan, 183, 308 , 369, 390,

454, 464, 501, 629, 671

Kalyanamandapam, 340

Kirtimukha, 368

Nagara, 30, 44, 51, 52, 90, 140,

154, 241, 332, 346, 365, 390,

404–405, 417–418, 452 – 454 ,

501, 725

natamandira, 390, 454, 464 , 484

Orissa, 51, 146, 154, 453, 629

Pradakshina, 331, 453, 517 – 518

Shikhara, 19, 90, 183, 453, 507, 629

Shilpa shastra, 128, 626,

630 – 631

Urushringa, 453, 725

Veshara, 51, 452, 747 – 748

Ardha, 653

Ardha Kumbha Mela, 52 , 81, 379.

See alsoKumbha Mela

Ardhamandapa, architecture, 52 ,

418, 453

Ardhanarishvara, 52 , 220, 265, 635

Arghya, 53 , 720

Arjuna, 32, 53 – 54 , 93, 106, 111,

206, 210, 219, 234, 236, 318,

366, 382, 400, 495, 501. See

alsoPandava brothers

family, 2, 138, 204

identities, 127

Arranged marriage, 54 , 148, 185,

291, 393. See alsoMarriage