social and religious change in a Hindu temple Preston, James J. creator text xx New York Rinehart 1980 9999 monographic und x, 109 p.; 23 cm. Cult of the Goddess is an anthropological study of religious and social change at a Hindu goddess temple in Cuttack, Odisha. Preston examines the growth of the Chandi temple, goddess worship, temple organization, devotees and the relationship between religious practice and changing urban society. The work demonstrates how a local goddess shrine became an important centre of popular Hinduism and adapted to social changes in modern India. James J. Preston India -- Cuttack -- Religious life and customs 294.5211 PRE 250725 20260819162239.0