Introduction: Iconography to Iconology; A brief introduction to major Shilpa texts and their relevance to traditional Indian art; Aniconic and Iconic forms of Buddha, Bodhisattvas (Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Maitreya) and Buddhist goddesses (Tara, Prajnaparamita, Marichi)
Jataka stories and the life of Buddha; Tirtankara Images (Rishabhanath, Neminatha, Parshavanatha, Mahavira, Bahubali); Vishnu Images and Incarnatory forms of Vishnu; Surya images
Main Forms of Shiva (Nataraja, Uma-Maheshwara, Kalyana-sundaramurthy, Tripuranthaka, Yamantaka, Ravananugraha, Chandrashekara etc.); Sapta-matrika, Mahishamardini, Lakshmi, Saraswati; Harihara, Ardhanarishvara
Minor deities — yaksha, Kartikeya, Rebanta, Hariti-Panchika, etc.; Image to narration: Maya Devi’s Dream, Mahishamardini, Last Judgement
Introduction to Christian Iconography: Changing concepts and representations of Mary and Christ, The Apostles and the Saints
Books:
R.S. Gupte, Iconography of the Hindus, Buddhists and Jains
J.N. Banerjee, Developments of Hindu Iconography
A.K.Coomaraswamy, The Origin of Buddha Image
A.K.Coomaraswamy, Elements of Buddhist Iconography
A.K.Coomaraswamy, Yaksas
Dipak C. Bhattacharya, Studies in Buddhist Iconography
Kalpana S. Desai, Iconography of Visnu
B. Srivastava, Iconography of Sakti
Shantilal Nagar, Mahishasurmardini in Indian Art
T.S. Maxwell, Viswarupa
R. Champakalaksmi, Vaisnava Iconography in Tamil country
S. K. Panikkar, Saptamatrika
Alice Getty, Ganesa
Bhagawat Sahai, Iconography of minor Hindu and Buddhist deities