LIST OF PLATES

PLATE			facing page
XIV.	Serpent original: Nāga image of Nalanda . . . . . . . .		164
XV	{ (a) Garuda a mythical bird-like deity seizing a Serpent-woman original: Nāgī (Gandhara) . . . . . . . . . . . (b) Garuda attacking Serpents original: Nāgas (Gandhara) . . . . . . . . . . (c) Garuda and a Serpent (Mathura) . . . . . . . . . . . .	}	172
XVI.	Janmachitraka and the sorcerer (Borobudur) . . . . . . . . .	,,	184
XVII.	Buddha sheltered by Muchilinda the serpent king who protected Buddha from a storm (Cambodia) . . . . . . . . .	,,	188
XVIII.	Rock-sculpture at Mamallapuram . . . . . . . . . . . .	,,	190
XIX	Vishnu reclining on the world-serpent Shesha original: Śesha (Mamallapuram) . . . . . . . . .	,,	194
XX.	Vishnu seated on Shesha (Badami) . . . . . . . . . . . .	,,	194
XXI.	Boar incarnation original: Avatāra of Vishnu (Baragaon) . . . . . . . . . .	,,	196
XXII.	Great Serpent statue at the Gate of Victory, Angkor Thom (Cambodia) . . . . . .	,,	200
XXIII.	Shrine at Panataran (Java) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	,,	204
XXIV.	Maniyar Math an ancient circular shrine (Old Rajgir) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	,,	218
XXV.	{ (a) View of Wular original: Vular Lake (Kashmir) . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) View of Vernag the source of the Jhelum river (Kashmir) . . . . . . . . . . . . .	}	228
XXVI.	Serpent temple at Chinta (Bhadarvah) . . . . . . . . . . .	,,	248
XXVII.	Images of Basuki original: Bāski Nāg and his minister original: Vizier (Chamba) . . . . . . . .	,,	252
XXVIII.	Temple of Gotam Rikhi (Kulu) . . . . . . . . . . . .	,,	256
XXIX.	Serpent-stones original: Nāgakals of Kikkeri (Mysore) . . . . . . . . . . . . .	,,	270
XXX.	Group of Serpent-stones at Anekal (Mysore) . . . . . . . . . .	,,	272