The Oracles of Kodungallur Bharani: Socioeconomic Exclusion and Ritual Devotion in Kerala's Bharani Festival
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- kali-nov05-c008
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- KALI-NOV05-C008
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- Thaliya C. M.
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- Article
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- English
- Date / edition
- 2025
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- The Academic 3(4), starting p. 688
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- Open access
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- Additional Full-Text Sources — 5 November 2026; Kerala, India; Bhadrakali ritual and festival
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Examines the social position of velichappadu temple oracles who serve the goddess Bhadrakali at the Kodungallur Bharani festival. Includes discussion of hereditary participation, ritual authority, and social exclusion.
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Thaliya C. M. | 2025 | Kerala, India | English
Publication: The Academic 3(4), starting p. 688
Examines the social position of velichappadu temple oracles who serve the goddess Bhadrakali at the Kodungallur Bharani festival. Includes discussion of hereditary participation, ritual authority, and social exclusion.
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Thaliya C. M.. The Oracles of Kodungallur Bharani: Socioeconomic Exclusion and Ritual Devotion in Kerala's Bharani Festival. The Academic 3(4), starting p. 688. 2025.
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