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kali-import-23adc02d059753a563a4
Alternate titles and import identifiers
KALI-100B4-032
Author or attribution
de Silva, Premakumara
Record type
Article
Language
English
Date / edition
2012
Source / repository
Faculty page, University of Colombo (republished from Sri Lanka Guardian)
Access
Open access
Subjects
100-Source Research Supplement — Batch 4, November 2026; Sri Lanka; Bhadrakali; Sacrifice

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Sri Lankan anthropologist on the Munnesvaram Bhadrakali temple, its myth and the sacrifice controversy.

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Title: Munnesvaram: Controversial Animal Sacrifice Ritual
Authors: de Silva, Premakumara
Record type: Article
Language: English
Year: 2012
Source / Publisher: Faculty page, University of Colombo (republished from Sri Lanka Guardian)
Full-text URL: https://res.cmb.ac.lk/soc/da.premakumara.de.silva/?p=138
Subjects: Sri Lanka; Bhadrakali; Sacrifice
Description: Sri Lankan anthropologist on the Munnesvaram Bhadrakali temple, its myth and the sacrifice controversy.
Access: Free full text
Dedupe check (vs. 672-record catalogue + batches 1-3, 4 Nov 2026): No URL, title or object-number match (catalogue or batches 1-3)

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de Silva, Premakumara. Munnesvaram: Controversial Animal Sacrifice Ritual. Faculty page, University of Colombo (republished from Sri Lanka Guardian). 2012. https://res.cmb.ac.lk/soc/da.premakumara.de.silva/?p=138

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