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International Research Journal of Tamil

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2019): Volume 1, Issue 2, Year 2019
Articles

Nadugal Worship - In front of the local deities of the Coimbatore district

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  • Kaleeswaramoorthy P
Kaleeswaramoorthy P
Department of Tamil & Indian Languages, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Tamil Nadu 641021, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34256/irjt1923



Published 2019-04-30

Keywords

  • naDukal,
  • a hero stone,
  • worship

How to Cite

P, K. (2019). Nadugal Worship - In front of the local deities of the Coimbatore district. International Research Journal of Tamil, 1(2), 23-27. https://doi.org/10.34256/irjt1923

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Abstract

Worship of ‘naDukal’, that is, ‘a hero stone’ in memory of a dead hero, usually with a citation is considered as the extension of ‘plant worship’ and the symbol of hunting society. All worship is cyclical in nature and their special features are studied here.

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