Mountain Goddess(Sax), 460
Mountains, Nanda Devi, 459 – 460
Mrcchakatika, 455 , 528, 647
Mrtyunjaya, 309, 445
Mudra, 166, 170, 246, 277,
445 – 446 , 446 , 492. See
alsoDance
Mudrarakshasa, 446 , 758
Mueller, F. Max, 446 – 447
Muhurta, 122, 178, 447
Mukhalinga, 447
Muktananda, Swami, 147,
447 , 681
Muktibai, 321, 447
Muktinath, 447 , 471
Muktiyoga, 214, 447 – 448 , 478, 687
Muladhara chakra, 137, 381,
448 – 449 , 666. See also
Chakras
Mulamantra, 449 , 617
Muller-Ortega, Paul E., 708
Munda, 139, 187, 403, 449
Mundan, 449
Muni, 60, 449
Murali, 371, 449
Murals, 126, 294, 449. See
alsoPainting
Murari, 449
Murti, 450
Murugan, 185, 357, 360, 450 , 489,
515, 648, 656, 665, 680, 685,
701, 703, 735
Musala, 450
Music
raga, 9, 103, 439, 545
tala, 9, 103, 683
vina, 753
“Myth and Fascination in
the Aiyappu Cult”
(Kjaerholm), 21
The Myth of the Aryan Invasion of
India(Frawley), 302
N
Nabhadas, poet, 36, 98, 100, 409,
451 , 460, 511
Nacciyar Tirumoli,38, 451 , 698
Nachiketas, 359, 451 – 452
Nadi, 452
Naga, 15–16, 61, 71, 81, 96, 173,
274, 323, 452 , 454, 499, 506,
554, 571, 592. See alsoBairagi
Naga; Dashanami Sanyasis
Chatuh-Sampradayi group, 81
Chatuh-Sampradayi Nagas, 145
Dadupanthi Naga, 164
Dashanami Sanyasis and,
15–16, 40, 59, 61, 69, 71, 96,
140, 403, 452
Gyan Vapi battle, 268
Mahanirvani akhara, 24, 69, 70,
96, 268, 405
Mandaleshvar, 416 – 417
Niranjani Akhara, 24, 35, 324, 474
Shaiva Nagas, 618
subgroups, 15, 24, 26, 35, 69
Surasa, 671
Naga anis, 197
Nagara style
architecture, 30, 44, 51, 52, 90,
140, 154, 417, 452 – 454
Khajuraho style, 417
Natamandira style, 390, 454,
464
Nageshvar, 325, 454
Nag Panchami, 227, 454 ,
613, 640
Nagpur, 425, 454
Nahusha, King, 14, 297, 454 – 455
Nai, 455
Naimisha, 455 , 676
Naimittika, 638
Naimittika karma, 344, 455 , 477,
604, 691, 699
Naina Devi, 455 , 638
The Naiskarmya Siddhi of Sri
Suresvara(Alston), 673