buffalo sacrifice

[beitel]

Dear Ulrike,

Thank you for the reminder. I have n\been working mainly on Sanskrit and trhe
Mbh for the last few years. So nothing to contribute.Let us see if a month of
fieldwork just now leads to anything.

> From Chennai, Alf


>===== Original Message From Indology <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK> =====
>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
>_____________________________________
>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...
>>
>>
>>
>>I witnessed the festival a few years ago and collected video- and
>>photo-documents of it which I am willing to share, if requested.
>>
>>
>>
>>Kind regards,
>>
>>Ulrike
>>
>>
>>
>>-----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
>>
>>
>>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