Velan (Castes and Tribes of Southern India)
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-import-0cb0609c84eb60914d7f
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-100B7-046
- Author or attribution
- Thurston, Edgar
- Record type
- Reference
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 1909
- Source / repository
- Wikisource (public domain)
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 100-Source Research Supplement — Batch 7, November 2026; Kerala; Exorcism; Bhadrakali
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Healers' caste, with an incantation to Bhadrakali.
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Title: Velan (Castes and Tribes of Southern India)
Authors: Thurston, Edgar
Record type: Reference
Language: English
Year: 1909
Source / Publisher: Wikisource (public domain)
Full-text URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Castes_and_Tribes_of_Southern_India/V%C4%93lan
Subjects: Kerala; Exorcism; Bhadrakali
Description: Healers' caste, with an incantation to Bhadrakali.
Access: Free full text
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Citation
Thurston, Edgar. Velan (Castes and Tribes of Southern India). Wikisource (public domain). 1909. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Castes_and_Tribes_of_Southern_India/V%C4%93lan
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