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The Minaksi Temple is one of the largest, most celebrated and most popular Hindu temples in India, dedicated to the goddess Minaksi. Minaksi's principal servants in the Temple are the priests who carry out all the elaborate rituals for her, and these priests are the subject of this book. Drawing upon his extensive field research, Dr Fuller discusses the role of the priests in the Temple and their place in the wider society.Fuller, C. J. is the author of 'Servants of the Goddess: The Priests of a South Indian Temple', published 2007 under ISBN 9780521040099 and ISBN 0521040094.
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