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Calcutta (Life in India)

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Catalogue identifier
kali-import-4ad19004cc8dc379ddeb
Alternate titles and import identifiers
KALI-100B5-051
Author or attribution
Dulles, John Welsh
Record type
Book
Language
English
Date / edition
1855
Source / repository
Wikisource (public domain)
Access
Open access
Subjects
100-Source Research Supplement — Batch 5, November 2026; Missionary Accounts; Kolkata; Kalighat; Book Chapters

Description and curator notes

American missionary's description of Kali worship in mid-19th-century Calcutta.

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Title: Calcutta (Life in India)
Authors: Dulles, John Welsh
Record type: Book chapter
Language: English
Year: 1855
Source / Publisher: Wikisource (public domain)
Full-text URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Life_in_India/Calcutta
Subjects: Missionary Accounts; Kolkata; Kalighat
Description: American missionary's description of Kali worship in mid-19th-century Calcutta.
Access: Free full text
Dedupe check (vs. 820-record catalogue + batches 1-4, 4 Nov 2026): No URL, title or object-number match (catalogue or batches 1-4)

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Citation

Dulles, John Welsh. Calcutta (Life in India). Wikisource (public domain). 1855. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Life_in_India/Calcutta

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