Women, cows, and the cosmic womb: a Tamil winter solstice festival
This essay examines the key symbolic elements of a winter solstice ceremony that takes place yearly in the cattle pens of local farmers living in the Kongu region of Tamilnadu. While Māṭṭu Pongal, the third day of festivities, describes the general honoring of cows everywhere, this essay will focus...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2020
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Nidān
Year: 2020, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 27-50 |
| Further subjects: | B
Kannimār
B Māṭṭu Pongal B Paṭṭi Poṅkal B Tamilnadu B teppa kulam |
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