List of illustrations and maps

Illustrations

1 The Kuchipudi dance form. 75

2 The Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram. 94

3 Gopura at Bhramarambha Mallikarjuna Temple in

Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh. 99

4 Gopura at Srisailam: closer view.

5 Jama Masjid, Delhi. 130

6 Statue of Hanuman. 143

7 Roman Catholic Church near Nagarjunakonda,

Andhra Pradesh. 167

8 Bonalu Festival, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh: roadside shrine

to “folk” goddess Maiasamma. 203

9 Bonalu Festival, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh: worshipers

bearing gifts for the goddess. 204

10 A shrine to goddess Mutalayamma, near Hyderabad,

Andhra Pradesh. 207

11 A shrine to the goddess Renuka near Hyderabad, AP. 207

12 Sri Venkatesvara Temple, Malibu,

California. 239

13 Sri Venkatesvara Temple, Pittsburgh, PA. 242

14 The Hindu-Jain Temple, Pittsburgh, PA. 242

15 The Sikh Gurdwiaria, Pittsburgh, PA. 243

16 Masjid, Pittsburgh, PA. 243

Maps

Map 1 Asoka’s Empire 53

Map 2 The Gupta Empire 55

Map 3 India at the Close of the Ninth Century 97

Map 4 The Mughal Empire 129

Map 5 European Bases in India 172