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FEEDING A THOUSAND SOULS : WOMEN,RITUAL,AND ECOLOGY IN INDIA AN EXPLORATION OF THE KOLAM

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: ENGLISH Publication details: NEW YORK OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2019Edition: 1Description: 301ISBN:
  • 9780190858070
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  • 294.537 N
Summary: Every day millions of Tamil women in southeast India wake up before dawn to create a kolam, an ephemeral ritual design made with rice flour, on the thresholds of homes, businesses and temples. This thousand-year-old ritual welcomes and honors Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and alertness, and Bhudevi, the goddess of the earth. It is created by hand with great skill, artistry, and mathematical precision.
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Every day millions of Tamil women in southeast India wake up before dawn to create a kolam, an ephemeral ritual design made with rice flour, on the thresholds of homes, businesses and temples. This thousand-year-old ritual welcomes and honors Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and alertness, and Bhudevi, the goddess of the earth. It is created by hand with great skill, artistry, and mathematical precision.

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