V1 Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva (Mathlaung Kyaung, Bagan, Birma) V2 Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva

V1 Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva (Mathlaung Kyaung, Bagan, Birma)

V2 Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva

V3 Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu, Musée Guimet, Paris (Angkor, Cambodia)

V4 Brahma, Musée Guimet, Paris (Angkor, Cambodia)

V5 Vishnu on Shesha-nag on the cosmic ocean

V6 Cosmic Vishnu, Musée Guimet, Paris (Angkor, Cambodia)

V7 Cosmic Vishnu, Prasat Kravan, Angkor, Cambodia

V8 Cosmic Vishnu, Badami, India

V9 Cosmic Vishnu, Badami, India

V10 Vishnu lying on Shesha-nag, Deogarh, India

V11 Vishnu lying on Shesha-nag, Banteay Samre, Cambodia

V12 Vishnu lying on Shesha-nag, Preah Khan, Angkor, Cambodia

V13 Vishnu lying on Shesha-nag, Hampi, India

V14 Vishnu lying on Shesha-nag, ISKCON

V15 Vishnu lying on Shesha-nag, Mahabalipuram, India

V16 Vishnu lying on Shesha-nag, Kangra painting (ca. 1775)

V17 Vishnu with partner

V18 Vishnu's partner Lakshmi

V19 Vishnu's partner Lakshmi

V20 Vishnu's partner Lakshmi, with Ganesha (l.) and Sarasvati (partner of Brahma)

V21 Vishnu as Jagannatha (dark, in Puri, India) with sister Subhadra and brother Balbhadra

V22 India separating from Pangaia (see shaligram)

V23 Incarnations of Vishnu, ISKCON

V24 Vishnu as Varaha, Badami, India

V25 Vishnu as Varaha, Mahabalipuram, India

V27 Vishnu as VÀmana,VarÀha, Nar-singha, Belur, India

V28 Vishnu as VarÀha, Tiruchirappalli, India (H. Minnebo)

V29 Vishnu as Fish, Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V30 Vishnu as Fish, Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V31 Vishnu as Fish, Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V32 Vishnu as Fish, Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V33 Indian cosmology arund mount Meru

V34 Vishnu as Tortoise, Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V35 Vishnu as Tortoise, Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V36 Vishnu as Tortoise, Pattadakal, India

V37 Vishnu as Tortoise, Tiruchirappalli, India

V38 Map of Cambodia

V39 Aerial view of Angkor Wat, Cambodia

V40 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

V41 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

V42 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

V43 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

V44 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

V45 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, entrance to Angkor Thom, Cambodia

V46 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, entrance to Angkor Thom, Cambodia

V47 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, Musée Guimet (Angkor, Cambodia)

V48 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, Musée Guimet (Angkor, Cambodia)

V49 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V50 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V51 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, MohinÂ; Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V52 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, MohinÂ; ISKCON

V53 Vishnu: churning of the ocean, MohinÂ; Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V54 Vishnu as Nara-Singha

V55 Vishnu as Nara-Singha, Hampi, India

V56 Vishnu as Nara-Singha, ISKCON

V57 Vishnu as Nara-Singha, Kanchipuram, India

V58 Vishnu as Nara-Singha, Banteay Shrei, Cambodia

V59 Vishnu as Nara-Singha, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

V60 Vishnu as Nara-Singha, rock temple, Mahabalipuram, India

V61 Vishnu as Nara-Singha, Belur, India

V62 Vishnu as Dwarf, Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V63 Vishnu as Dwarf, rock temple, Mahabalipuram, India

V64 Garuda, Belur, India

V65 Garuda, Mandalay, Birma

V66 Garuda, Prasat Kravan, Cambodia

V67 Garuda, Preah Ko, Cambodia

V68 Garuda, Angkor, Cambodia

V69 Vishnu on Garuda, Vietnam (Musée Guimet)

V70 Garuda, Madurai, India

V71 Tibetan Buddhist Monastery, Sarnath, India (see next)

V72 Tibetan Buddhist Monastery, Sarnath, India; Garuda above entrance

V73 Garuda, Changu Narayana near Kathmandu, Nepal

V74 Garuda, Grand Palace, Bangkok

V75 Garuda, Grand Palace, Bangkok

V76 Garuda, Grand Palace, Bangkok

V77 Garuda, Wat Ratchaburana, Ayutthaya near Bangkok

V78 'Sunday'-Garuda, Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan, Birma

V79 'Sunday'-Garuda, Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan, Birma

V80 'Sunday'-Garuda, Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan, Birma

V81 'Sunday'-Garuda, Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan, Birma

V82 'Sunday'-Garuda, Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan, Birma; praying devotee

V83 'Sunday'-Garuda, Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan, Birma; praying devotee

V84 Vishnu as RÀmachandra, as Krishna

V85 RÀmachandra with his brother Lakshman and partner SÂtÀ

V86 RÀmachandra 'breaks' the bow in the bow-contest; ISKCON

V87 RÀmachandra with partner SÂtÀ

V88 RÀmachandra

V89 RÀmachandra with his brother Lakshman and partner SÂtÀ, exiled in the forest

V90 SÂtÀ abducted by RÀvana, Banteay Shrei, Cambodia

V91 Two monkey-rivals, BÀli and SugrÂva, fighting

V92 Fresco of the RÀmÀyana epic; Grand Palace, Bangkok

V93 Fresco of the RÀmÀyana epic; Grand Palace, Bangkok

V94 Fresco of the RÀmÀyana epic; Grand Palace, Bangkok

V95 Fresco of the RÀmÀyana epic; Grand Palace, Bangkok

V96 Fresco of the RÀmÀyana epic; Grand Palace, Bangkok

V97 RÀmachandra's main helper and devotee: the monkey-god HanumÀn

V98 HanumÀn

V99 HanumÀn

V100 HanumÀn, ISKCON

V101 HanumÀn, Dharmasala, India

V102 HanumÀn, Dharmasala, India

V103 HanumÀn

V104 HanumÀn

V105 Krishna on Garuda

V106 Krishna on Garuda, ISKCON

V107 Krishna on Garuda (and Indra and Sac on AirÀvata), Halebid, India

V108 map of the world

V109 Krishna slaying a demon (Kamsha?), Banteay Shrei, Cambodia

V110 Krishna slaying Kamsha, Banteay Shrei, Cambodia

V111 Krishna slaying Kamsha, Banteay Shrei, Cambodia

V112 map of North-India

V113 Krishna with his foster-mother YashodÀ

V114 Krishna as a baby

V115 Krishna and his brother BalrÀm as butter thieves

V116 Krishna as butter thief

V117 Krishna as butter thief

V118 Krishna as a baby

V119 Krishna and his brother BalrÀm

V120 Krishna as young cowherd

V121 Krishna as young cowherd

V122

V123 Krishna subdues the serpent KalÂya

V124 Krishna subdues the serpent KalÂya; Hazara Ram temple, Vijayanagara (Hampi), India

V125 map of South-India

V126 Krishna lifts mount Govardhana, Kumbakonam, India (Hubert Minnebo)

V127 Krishna lifts mount Govardhana, rock temple, Mahabalipuram, India

V128 Krishna lifts mount Govardhana,rock temple, Mahabalipuram, India

V129 bucolic scene, rock temple, Mahabalipuram, India

V130 Krishna lifts mount Govardhana, Halebid, India

V131 Krishna lifts mount Govardhana, Halebid, India

V132 Krishna sporting with the cowgirls in the river, ISKCON

V133 BrahmÀ submits to Krishna (Rajput painting, ca. 1760)

V134 RÀdhÀ and Krishna (Rajput painting, ca. 1780)

V135 Krishna and the gopÂ-s (Rajput painting, ca. 1790)

V136 RÀdhÀ and Krishna

V137 Krishna paints the toe-nails of RÀdhÀ (Rajput painting, ca. 1760)

V138 RÀdhÀ (Rajput painting, ca. 1820)

V139 RÀdhÀ and Krishna in the love pavillion

V140 RÀdhÀ and Krishna in the love pavillion

V141 RÀdhÀ and Krishna, ISKCON

V142 Krishna steals the clothes of the gopÂ-s (Vrindaban)

V143 Krishna steals the clothes of the gopÂ-s Rajput painting, ca. 1760

V144 Krishna steals the clothes of the gopÂ-s (Calcutta, ca. 1900)

V145 Krishna steals the clothes of the gopÂ-s

V146 Krishna steals the clothes of the gopÂ-s, ISKCON

V147 Krishna steals the clothes of the gopÂ-s, Kumbakonam, India

V148 Krishna steals the clothes of the gopÂ-s, Kumbakonam, India

V149 Krishna and the gopÂ-s (Rajput painting, ca. 1790)

V150 Krishna and the gopÂ-s (Rajput painting, ca. 1790)

V151 Krishna playing the flute (Rajput painting, ca. 1750)

V152 Krishna playing the flute (Rajput painting, ca. 1800)

V153 Krishna playing the flute (Rajput painting, ca. 1800)

V154 Krishna playing the flute, ISKCON

V155 Krishna playing the flute, Somnathpur, India

V156 Krishna playing the flute, ISKCON

V157 Krishna and the gopÂ-s, ISKCON

V158 Krishna playing the flute, Hazara Ram temple, Vijayanagara (Hampi), India

V159 Krishna and the gopÂ-s, ISKCON

V160 GopÂ-s 'fainting' when they see Krishna, ISKCON

V161 RÀdhÀ and Krishna exchange clothes ((Rajput painting, ca. 1720) (see SÄrdÀs)

V162 RÀdhÀ and Krishna exchange clothes (Rajput painting, ca. 1720) (see SÄrdÀs)

V163 Krishna and the gopÂ-s, ISKCON

V164 RÀdhÀ and Krishna

V165 RÀdhÀ and Krishna, ISKCON

V166 Mystical dance of Krishna and the gopÂ-s (rÀs-lÂlÀ)

V167 Mystical dance of Krishna and the gopÂ-s (rÀs-lÂlÀ)

V168 Mystical dance of Krishna and the gopÂ-s (rÀs-lÂlÀ)

V169 Krishna in loving posture, Kumbakonam, India

V170 Krisna lectures the gopÂ-s, Rajput painting, ca. 1760

V171 Krishna offering to the Lingam

V172 Krishna as charioteer for Arjuna, MahÀbhÀrata battle: Bhagavad GÂtÀ

V173 Krishna as charioteer for Arjuna, MahÀbhÀrata battle: Bhagavad GÂtÀ

V174 The battle-field of Kurukshetra, MahÀbhÀrata battle: Bhagavad GÂtÀ

V175 Krishna shot by a hunter; Rajput painting, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

V176 The wives of Krishna and of others commit satÂ, ca. 1648 (BhÀgavat PurÀn)

S1 Ancient Indian cosmology around mount Meru

S2 Indian cosmology around mount Meru, Hsimbyme temple in Mingun near Mandalay, Birma

S3 Indian cosmology around mount Meru, Hsimbyme temple in Mingun near Mandalay, Birma

S4 Indian cosmology around mount Meru, Hsimbyme temple in Mingun near Mandalay, Birma

S5 Indian cosmology around mount Meru,

S6 map of North-India

S7 Tibet with mount Kailash

S8 mount Kailash

S9 mount Kailash, with trident and axis-mundi symbol

S10 mount Kailash

S11 pilgrim 'kneeling down' around Kailash

S12 pilgrim 'kneeling down' around Kailash

S13 chörten with axis-mundi symbol

S14 chörten with axis-mundi symbol

S15 chörten with axis-mundi symbol

S16 Tibetan lady

S17 map of India

S18 map of North-India

S19 Kumbha melÀ in Allahabad

S20 Kumbha melÀ in Allahabad

S21 Kumbha melÀ in Allahabad: solemn entry of the naked ascetics

S22 Kumbha melÀ in Allahabad: ascetic with 'long hair of Shiva'

S23 ascetic with 'long hair of Shiva', Kathmandu

S24 ascetic with 'long hair of Shiva', Kathmandu

S25 Shiva in meditation pose

S26 Shiva in meditation pose

S27 Shiva approached by PÀrvatÂ

S28 Marriage of Shiva and PÀrvat with Vishnu as witness; Thanjavur, India

S29 Shiva and PÀrvatÂ, with children; Garhwal painting, ca. 1770

S30 Shiva and PÀrvatÂ, with children; popular painting, Calcutta, 1952

S31 RÀvana shakes mount Kailash; Banteay Shrei, Cambodia

S32 Shiva and family

S33 Shiva and family, Gwalior Palace, India

S34 Shiva and PÀrvatÂ, rock temple, Mahabalipuram, India

S35 Shiva and family, Chennai Shiva temple, India

S36 Krishna worships the Lingam

S37 Shiva and PÀrvatÂ,

S38 PÀrvatÂ, Freer Gallery, Washington

S39 Ganges river in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S40 Bathing pilgrims in Ganges river in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S41 Bathing pilgrims in Ganges river in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S42 Bathing pilgrim in Ganges river in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S43 Bathing pilgrims in Ganges river in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S44 Bathing pilgrims in Ganges river in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S45 floating corpse in Ganges river in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S46 Brahmins instructing (old) devotees in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S47 scene on the bank of the Ganges river in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S48 scene on the bank of the Ganges river in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S49 rising sun in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S50 evening ceremony in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S51 evening ceremony in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S52 selling flowers for the temple in Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S53 worshipping the Lingam in the VishvanÀth temple (Golden temple), Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S54 worshipping the Lingam in the VishvanÀth temple (Golden temple), Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S55 worshipping the Lingam in the VishvanÀth temple (Golden temple), Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S56 worshipping the Lingam in the VishvanÀth temple (Golden temple), Banaras (VÀrÀnasÂ), India

S57 Shiva Lingam on yoni

S58 Shiva Lingam on yoni, with nÀga (snake)

S59 Shiva Lingam on yoni

S60 Shiva Lingam as logon in Bhuvaneshvar, India

S61 '1001' Lingams in the temple of Thanjavur, India

S62 'stone-idol' of Aphrodite in Cyprus

S63 phallic stones of the Aborigenes in Eastern Australia

S64 phallic-stone worship in Hawaii

S65 Shiva Lingam in Vijayanagar (Hampi) India

S66 Worshipping the Shiva Lingam at the back of the Pashupatinath temple (Kathmandu)

S67 Worshipping the Shiva Lingam at the back of the Pashupatinath temple (Kathmandu)

S68 Worshipping the Shiva Lingam at the back of the Pashupatinath temple (Kathmandu)

S69 Shiva Lingam with representations of gods (Delhi Museum)

S70 Shiva Lingam with representations of gods, Mahakut near Badami, India

S71 Shiva 'visiting' Vrindavan (of Krishna), dressed as a gopi or milkmaid

S72 Shiva Lingam as istadevatÀ or preferred deity in a banyan tree; Orissa, India

S73 ascetic with the jatÀ, or long hair like Shiva

S74 ritual with fire worshipping the Lingam

S75 Linga-udbhava: Shiva appearing in the Lingam; Gangai-konda-chola-puram, (T.N.), India

S76 Linga-udbhava: Shiva appearing in the Lingam; Meenakshi temple, Madurai, India

S77 Linga-udbhava: Shiva appearing in the Lingam; Meenakshi temple, Madurai, India

S78 Linga-udbhava: Shiva appearing in the Lingam; Darasuram (T.N.), India

S79 Linga-udbhava: Shiva appearing in the Lingam; Chennai (Madras), India

S80 Shiva as Bhairav, as Lingam, with the bull Nandi; Ranakpur, India

S81 The bull Nandi, Chamundi hill near Mysore, India

S82 The bull Nandi, Chamundi hill near Mysore, India

S83 Shiva as teacher

S84 Eight-armed Shiva; Vietnam, 12th c.; Musée Guimet, Paris

S85 Shiva as Bhairava, 'national deity' of Nepal; Bhaktapur near Kathmandu

S86 Shiva as Nat-raj or 'king of the dance'

S87 Shiva as Nat-raj or 'king of the dance'; Badami, India

S88 Shiva as Nat-raj or 'king of the dance'; Badami, India

S89 Shiva as Nat-raj or 'king of the dance'; Meenakshi temple, Madurai, India

S90 Shiva as Nat-raj or 'king of the dance'; Meenakshi temple, Madurai, India

S91 Shiva as Nat-raj or 'king of the dance'; Museum, Thanjavur, India

S92 Shiva and the 'descent of GangÀ'; Juhu, Mumbai (Bombay), India

S93 Shiva as Nat-raj or 'king of the dance';

S94 Shiva as Nat-raj or 'king of the dance';

S95 Vishnu and Shiva: Hari-Har

S96 Vishnu and Shiva: Hari-Har; Osean (Rajasthan), India

S97 Vishnu and Shiva: Hari-Har; 8th c. Phnom Da near Angkor; Cambodia; Musée Guimet, Paris

S98 Vishnu and Shiva: Hari-Har; 8th c. Phnom Da near Angkor; Cambodia; Musée Guimet, Paris

S99 Shiva 'visiting' Vrindavan (of Krishna), dressed as a gopi or milkmaid

S100 Shiva and PÀrvatÂ: Ardha-nÀrÂ-Âshvara

S101 Shiva and PÀrvatÂ: Ardha-nÀrÂ-Âshvara; Darasuram (T.N.), India

S102 DurgÀ killing the buffalo-demon MahÂsha: MahÂsh-asur-mardin DurgÀ

S103 DurgÀ

S104 DurgÀ killing the buffalo-demon MahÂsha: MahÂsh-asur-mardinÂ; Aihole, India

S105 DurgÀ killing the buffalo-demon MahÂsha: MahÂsh-asur-mardinÂ; Belur, India

S106 DurgÀ killing the buffalo-demon MahÂsha; Gangai-konda-chola-puram, (T.N.), India

S107 DurgÀ killing the buffalo-demon MahÂsha; Mahabalipuram, India (see 108)

S108 DurgÀ killing the buffalo-demon MahÂsha; Mahabalipuram, India (see 107)

S109 DurgÀ on her lion; an alley in Varanasi (Banaras), India

S110 Terrifying DurgÀ

S111 DurgÀ standing on Shiva; Assam, India

S112 DurgÀ standing on Shiva; Assam, India

S113 Ganesh, 'son of Shiva'

S114 Ganesh embracing Shiva as Lingam

S115 Ganesh

S116 Ganesh

S117 Ganesh

S118 Ganesh; Chennai (Madras), India

S119 Ganesh as king; Rajasthani painting, ca. 1820

S120 Ganesh with Lakshm (partner of Vishnu) and Sarasvat (partner of BrahmÀ)

S121 Ganesh; Meenakshi temple, Madurai, India

S122 Ganesh dancing

S123 Ganesh with ten arms and five heads

S124 Ganesh with ten arms and five heads

S125 Ganesh

S126 Ganesh as a baby

S127 map of Sri Lanka (Kataragama in the south-east)

S128 shrine of Kataragam: Buddha, Vishnu (l.) and Kataragama or Murugan (other son of Shiva)

S129 Kataragama or Murugan (other son of Shiva)

Si1 map of India

Si2 fertile land of Punjab

Si3 Amritsar-Delhi (Calcutta): Sher Shah Suri road

Si4 the turban, one of the 5 K's

Si5 Guru NÀnak and the 9 other gurus

Si6 NÀnak and MardÀnÀ in Mecca

Si7 Amritsar, city of the Pond of nectar

Si8 the Hari Mandir (Golden Temple) in the pond of Amritsar

Si9 the Hari Mandir (Golden Temple) in the pond of Amritsar

Si10 Sikhs taking a bath in the (sacred) pond

Si11 the Hari Mandir (Golden Temple) in the pond of Amritsar

Si12 worshipping the Book and the temple

Si13 Guru NÀnak in the Ka'aba in Mecca

Si14 Rading from the Guru Granth

Si15 the Guru Granth

Si16 Sikh women too can read from the Book or officiate in rituals

Si17 Around the Golden Temple

Si18 Taking the Guru Granth in a procession

Si19 the 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh

Si20 1699, the 5 symbols of the KhalsÀ: comb, sword, undergarment, steel bangle and uncut hair

Si21 the Khanda, symbol of the Khalsa, with a central sword and two outer swords

Si22 Taking langar, or free meal in the Sikh temple

Si23 One of the four main buildings around the Golden temple

Si24 the destroyed AkÀl takht in June 1984

Si25 the restaured AkÀl takht two months later