All Hindoo deities have many names.
16.

The author's explanation is partly erroneous.

The temple, which is a very remarkable one, is dedicated to the sixty-four Joginis.
Only five temples in India are known to be dedicated to these demons.
For details see Cunningham, _A.S.R.,_ vol.ix, pp.

61-74, pl.xii- xvi; vol.ii, p.

416; and vol.xxi, p.57.The word _vahana_ means 'vehicle'.