buffalo sacrifice

[beitel]

Dear list:

Sorry for the oversight of mailing this letter to you all. Alf Hiltebeitel

>===== Original Message From Indology <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK> =====
>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