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-sRajput 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