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varadamudra: A boon-giving posture, with hand lowered, palm forward and fingures pointing down
wards. varandika : An eave-cornice; the member between the jangha and the Sikhara. vardhamanaka : A powder flask. vasahi or vasati : A temple. vedibandha: Podium; the member between the pitha and the jargha, generally consisting of five
mouldings, viz, khura, kumbha, kalaša, antarapatra and kapota. vedika : The blind balustrade. Vidyadhara : An angelic being, human in form and without wings. vihara : A monastery. vimāna : The sanctum in the Calukyan temples. viņa: A lute. viņāvadaka : A lute-player. vitāna : A ceiling. vyakhyānamudra : A gesture in which the tips of the thumb and the forefinger touch each other so as
to form a circle, the other finguces being kept open; the palm of the hand is raised up near
the breast, facing front. vyala: A mythical composite animal of leonine form. yajilopavita: A sacred thread worn across the shoulder.
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