The Cult of the Sun God(Mitra), 674
The Cult of Vithoba(Deleury), 152,
220, 257, 312, 322, 459, 496,
712, 740, 765Culture of a Sacred Town
( Jindel), 642
Cunningham, Sir Alexander,
162 , 429
Cuntarar, poet, 162
Curses, 1, 14, 17, 19, 37, 42, 63,
102, 103, 113, 120, 162 , 166,
168, 174, 210, 231, 297, 328,
398, 400, 457, 496“Cynics and Pasupatas” (Ingalls), 505
D
Dabistan-I-Mazahib, 163
Dabistan-I-Mazahib(Fani), 226
The Dabistan(Shea/Troyer), 163
Dadhichi, sage, 27, 163
Dadhikra, 163
Dadu, poet, 163 – 164 , 328, 494, 596
Dadupanth, 116, 163, 164 , 328,
459, 494, 569
Dadupanthi Naga, 164. See alsoNaga
Daita community, 164 – 165 , 309
Daiva marriage, 165. See also
Marriage
Daksha, 92, 165 – 166 , 169, 329,
538, 575, 605, 635, 660, 754
Daksha Mahadev temple, 347, 606
Dakshina, 53, 165, 166 , 169, 585, 658
Dakshinachara, 166 , 411, 414, 432,
446, 524, 573, 736
Dakshinayana, 74, 130, 156, 167 ,
351, 411, 727
Dakshineshwar, 167 – 168
Dakshineshwar temple, 90, 552
Dalit, 168
Damaru, music, 168
Damayanti, 6, 168 – 169 , 456–457, 680
Damle, Shridhar D., 105, 182, 255,
279, 314, 517, 566, 619, 762
Damodara, 169
Dampati, 169
Dana, 89, 169 , 218, 399, 526, 609
Danava, 169
Dance, 87, 91, 95, 126, 128, 132,
168, 169 – 171 , 220, 463, 508,
529, 534, 593
Abhaya Hasta, 1
Abhinaya, 3
Anjali Hasta, 42
Bharatanatyam school, 126, 147
Chau, 103, 146
chin mudra, 149
Danda hasta, 171
Gaja hasta, 231
gesture and, 246
jnana mudra, 321
karanas, 147
Kataka hasta, 277, 357 , 651
Kathak, 358 – 359
Kathakali, 103, 146, 170, 359
Katyavalambita hasta, 359
lasya, 388
ras lila, 255
Suchi hasta, 667
tandava, 466
Tarjini hasta, 690
Varada hasta, 739
Vismaya hasta, 764 – 765
Danda, 171 , 546
Danda Hasta, dance, 171
Dandakaranya, 171
Dandaniti, 171
Dandasana, 172 , 370
Dandavat pranam, 172 , 458
Dandi, 173, 499
Dandi Sanyasis, 78, 172 , 458, 570.
See alsoDashanami Sanyasis
Daniel, E. Valentine, 21, 617
Dan Lila, 172
Dantavaktra, 172 – 173
The Dark Lord(Shinn), 307
Darshan, 173 , 372, 510, 529, 562,
678, 774
Dasa Bhava, 173 , 442