Nayanars, poets, 29, 48, 134, 185,
200, 260, 293, 390, 420, 470 ,
490, 508, 553, 571, 586, 618,
670, 685, 702, 728Nayars, 431, 470
Nazar, 118, 470 – 471 , 477,
574, 773
Neither Man Nor Woman(Nanda),
132, 281
Nepal, 115, 139, 196, 313, 350, 447,
471 , 506, 622, 654, 727
rivers, 34
temples, 506Net of Magic(Siegel), 399
A New Face of Hinduism
(Williams), 25, 681
A New History of the Marathas
(Sardesai), 288
New Moon. SeeMoon
Nibandhas, 386, 441, 462,
471 – 472 , 728, 757
Nigantha Nataputta, 472
Night, Goddess of, 472 – 473 , 568
Nilachal Hill, 341, 473
Nilakanth, 473
Nilgiri Hills, 11, 473
Nimbarka, 61, 145, 213, 473 , 542,
592, 732. See also
PhilosophersNimbarki group, 145, 215, 473 ,
592, 593, 668, 732
Nirakara, 474
Niranjani Akhara, 24, 35, 324, 474
Nirguna, 12, 122, 474 , 582, 596,
605, 623. See alsoDevotion
Nirikari, 474
Nirjala Ekadashi, 218, 227, 475
Nirmala, 475
Nirmala Devi, 475 – 476 , 764
Nirmohi Ani, 476
Nirmohis, 40, 197, 232
Nirriti, 251, 263, 476
Nirukta,140, 441, 476 , 629
Nirvani, 40, 197, 232
Nirvani Ani, 476
Nirvikalpaka, 477 , 611. See also
Philosophy
Nishkramana Samskara, 147,
477 , 591
Nishumbha, 187, 252, 477 , 648
Niti Shastra, 477
Nitya, 638
Nitya karma, 12, 344, 455, 477 , 604
Nityasamsarins, 214, 477 – 478 , 687
Nivedita, Sister, 478
Nivin, Christine, et al., 39, 71,
116, 250, 264, 281, 312, 354,
357, 396, 407, 484, 532, 547,
686, 727
Nivrttinath, 321, 478
Niyama, 65, 478
Niyati, 22, 226, 478
Niyoga, 478 – 479
Nrtya, dance, 171, 467, 479
Nryajana, 479 , 492
Nudity, 479 – 480
Nyasa, 480
Nyaya school, 344, 477, 480 – 481 ,
515, 528, 611, 721, 744
Nyaya Sutras, 132, 480, 481
Nyaya-Vaisheshika school, 59, 303,
586, 654, 721O
Obscenity, 285, 482
Obscure Religious Cults
(Dasgupta), 28, 190, 193, 257,
437, 582, 669
Ocean, churning of the, 482
Offerings, 15, 66, 78, 117, 454, 482 ,
523, 529, 579. See also
Sacrifice
O’Flaherty, Wendy Doniger, 341,
352, 424, 589, 635
Om,219, 230, 261, 482 , 523,
583, 680
Omens, 419, 482
Omkareshvar, 325, 463, 482 – 483