How one Hindu devotee is using Trinidad & Tobago Carnival's 'Jab Jab' character to invoke sacred, feminine power

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Catalogue identifier: kali-import-9df19f07adae74e496a4
Alternate titles and import identifiers: KALI-100-047
Author or attribution: Hosein, Gabrielle
Record type: Article
Language: English
Date / edition: 2023
Source / repository: Global Voices (from Trinidad and Tobago Newsday)
Access: Open access
Subjects: 100-Source Research Supplement — November 2026; Trinidad and Tobago; Diaspora

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A Carnival masquerader invokes Kali Mai through the jab jab character.

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Title: How one Hindu devotee is using Trinidad & Tobago Carnival's 'Jab Jab' character to invoke sacred, feminine power
Authors: Hosein, Gabrielle
Record type: Article
Language: English
Year: 2023
Source / Publisher: Global Voices (from Trinidad and Tobago Newsday)
Full-text URL: https://globalvoices.org/2023/02/14/how-one-hindu-devotee-is-using-trinidad-tobago-carnivals-jab-jab-character-to-invoke-sacred-feminine-power/
Subjects: Trinidad and Tobago; Diaspora
Description: A Carnival masquerader invokes Kali Mai through the jab jab character.
Access: Free full text
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Hosein, Gabrielle. How one Hindu devotee is using Trinidad & Tobago Carnival's 'Jab Jab' character to invoke sacred, feminine power. Global Voices (from Trinidad and Tobago Newsday). 2023. https://globalvoices.org/2023/02/14/how-one-hindu-devotee-is-using-trinidad-tobago-carnivals-jab-jab-character-to-invoke-sacred-feminine-power/

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