buffalo sacrifice

[Ulrike Niklas]

Dear Alf Hiltebeitel,

sorry I didn't mention your article: I answered in kind of a hurry and did
not have the time to look up my biblio-notes.

Could I use this occasion to ask you again, whether you would be willing to
contribute an article to our on-line journal for Tamil and Dravidian
culture, newKOLAM ? It now comes from Singapore where I am employed since
November 99.

The first S'pore-volume has just been launched
(http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/journal/kolam/index.htm) - the few remaining
technical difficulties (like the sometimes uncontrollable reaction of the
fonts etc.) will soon be eliminated...

Kind regards,
Ulrike
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Dr. Ulrike Niklas, Asst. Prof.
South Asian Studies Programme
National University of Singapore
3, Arts Link
Singapore 117570
Tel.: +65 - 874 8474
email: sasun at nus.edu.sg


-----Original Message-----
From: beitel [mailto:beitel at GWIS2.CIRC.GWU.EDU]
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 4:55 PM
To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK
Subject: Re: buffalo sacrifice


This Cenci buffalo sacrifice is also written up by me in a 1984 issue of the
journal _Uomo_, an issue on meat ed. by Christiano Grottanelli.

>===== Original Message From Indology <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK> =====
>An annual buffalo-sacrifice takes place in Chitra-month in Cenci,
Tamilnadu.
>It's during the annual festival for the three main goddesses of the place
>(Mariyamman, Kaliyamman and Kamalakkaniyamman, a local goddess) - and it is
>a combination of religious sacrifice and royal ceremony...
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>I witnessed the festival a few years ago and collected video- and
>photo-documents of it which I am willing to share, if requested.
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>Kind regards,
>
>Ulrike
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Professor D N Jha [mailto:dnjha at DEL2.VSNL.NET.IN]
>Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 11:29 AM
>To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK
>Subject: buffalo sacrifice
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>Dear List Members,
>
>I am trying to find out the temples in India where baffalo is sacrificed or
>was sacrificed till recent times. Could any one be so kind to provide
>relevant information/references?
>
>Sincerely,
>
>D.N.Jha