The Hindu Pantheon

adoration AGNI ancient animals appear Argha arms Asiatic Researches attributes Avatara beautiful BHAIRAVA BHAVANI Bombay Brahmans brass BUDDHA called cast ceremonies CHANDRA character circlet COLEBROKE colour consort DAKSHA daughter deity described DEVA DEVI divine earth elephant engraved epithet fable farther feet female figure fire flowers forehead former GANESA GANGA GARUDA goddess gods hair hand HANUMAN head Hindus holy honour images incarnation India INDRA ISWARA KRISHNA LAKSHMI latter legend Linga lord lotos MAHADEVA Mahrata male mark means MENU moon mythological NARAYANA noticed oblations occasion offspring origin PARVATI passage perhaps person personification Peshwa PLATE Poona Puranas RADHA Raja RAMA Ramayana RAVANA represented Rishis sacred sacrifice Sacti Saivas Sanskrit SARASWATI says sect sectarial seen serpent SITA SIVA SIVA's sometimes supposed SURYA temple tion tribe trisula Vaishnavas VARUNA Vedas VISHNU wife WILFORD worship YAMA Yoni