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100			_aPreston, James J.
245		0	_aCult of the goddess : _bsocial and religious change in a Hindu temple / _cJames J. Preston
260			_aNew York : _bRinehart, _c1980.
300			_ax, 109 p.; _c23 cm.
520			_aCult 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.
650			_aIndia -- Cuttack -- Religious life and customs.
942			_cRBK
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