CONTENTS : Preface 8 Map 10 Acknowledgements 11 Notes to the reader 11 1 Religious Sculpture of the Indian Subcontinent Sacred word, sacred image The image house Icons of devotion Myths made manifest 13 2The Rules of Design: the Sastrie Tradition Sculpture and the sdsrras Reflected image: efficacy in Indian temple sculpture Raising up the image Measuring man The maker Opening the eyes: the consecration rituals 43 3The Temple Setting The temple as body Form Function 67 4Devotion and Temple Worship 91 Temple worship Devotion and darsana - seeing God Temple pujds and festivals 5Iconography and Emotion Expressing emotion and aesthetic delight: rasa in Indian sculpture Reading the signs 123 6Manifestations and Appearances Siva liriga Siva's manifestations Vasudeva/Visnu Dasavataras The goddess Nature personified137 Notes 176 Bibliography 178 Glossary 183 Index 188