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Iconoclasm, Islamic, 618 -619
Iconography, 275 , 276 , 720 n. 73
of the Nine Durgas, 507 -511
and relationships among deities, 286 -287
See also Deity images
Idolatry, 274 -275, 720 n. 71, 757 n. 5
Ihi (mock marriage), 127 , 142 , 220 , 309 , 426 , 435 , 707 n. 25, 709 n. 45, 715 n. 23, 772
ceremonies, 666 -670
implications of the, 665 -666, 669
preliminary activities before the, 667 -668
sponsorship of the, 666
Tini roles in the, 358
Visnu[*] the divine spouse of, 665 -666, 764 n. 23
widowhood and, 122 , 736 n. 16
See also Marriage; Rites of passage (samskaras)
Illusion (maya ), 313 , 339 , 605 , 773
Images, sacred. See Deity images; Iconography
In-kind exchanges. See Economy of Bhaktapur
In-kind income. See Economy of Bhaktapur
In-laws. See Family organization; Kinship; Marriage
Inara Dya: (Inara God), 222 , 714 n. 15
Income. See Economy of Bhaktapur
India, 704 n. 55
impact of Buddhism m, 23 , 688 -689 n. 7
Kwane term for, 169
North, 625 , 630 , 631 -634, 758 -759 nn. 1-3
Individualism. See Psychological charac-
teristics of individuals; Self, views of the
annual festival cycle, 406 -407, 585 , 588 -589
status ranking of and by the, 105 -107, 136 -137, 708 n. 36
the thar concept and the, 71 -72, 722 n. 11
women' status among the, 120 -125
See also Chetri
Indra (god), story of, 458
Indra Jatra period [59-65], 452 , 654 -655, 740 n. 5
Newar variations of, 456 -462, 740 n. 9
Indrani[*] (goddess), 155 , 166 -167, 230 , 237 , 716 n. 35, 743 n. 44, 748 n. 33
lunar cycle [61], 458 -459, 655
Initiations. See Rites of passage (samskaras )
Insults, public, 516 -517, 521
Intelligentsia, 18 -19, 688 n. 5
See also Literati
Interviews, Bhaktapur study, 6 -7, 687 n. 2, 725 n. 43
Irrigation, agricultural, 14 , 35
Islam,
contrast and conflict with Hinduism, 618 -620
See also Judeo-Christian-Islamic religions; Muslims
Isogamy. See Hypergamy
Istadevata. See . See Tutelary god