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Title: TEMPLE NARRATIVES OF ANDHRA PRADESH: A STUDY ON SACRED BEHAVIOR AND NARRATIVIZATION OF EXPERIENCES
Authors: Kancharla Somaiah
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Kancharla Somaiah Phd Research Scholar, Centre for Folk Culture Studies, University of Hydrabad.
MLA 8 Somaiah, Kancharla. "TEMPLE NARRATIVES OF ANDHRA PRADESH: A STUDY ON SACRED BEHAVIOR AND NARRATIVIZATION OF EXPERIENCES." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 4, no. 4, Mar. 2019, pp. 1725-1741, ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=127. Accessed Mar. 2019. APA Somaiah, K. (2019, March). TEMPLE NARRATIVES OF ANDHRA PRADESH: A STUDY ON SACRED BEHAVIOR AND NARRATIVIZATION OF EXPERIENCES. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 4(4), 1725-1741. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=127 Chicago Somaiah, Kancharla. "TEMPLE NARRATIVES OF ANDHRA PRADESH: A STUDY ON SACRED BEHAVIOR AND NARRATIVIZATION OF EXPERIENCES." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 4, no. 4 (March 2019), 1725-1741. Accessed March, 2019. ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=127.
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Abstract: This paper deals with the Temple narratives of Andhra Pradesh: A Study, and holy groups, spatial distribution of the Andhra Pradesh (undivided) and focuses on selected temple. Then it mainly gives priority to the Guntur district selected temples, overall ancient and medieval temples light on the folkloric study. This paper attempts to the focus on temple narratives in the selected district. These narratives are categorized into the theme wise one of the theme is that under the dream catagary, this article concentrates on that two narratives. Two narratives are happen in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh (undivided); the various cult centers are there but this study focus on selected temples which are done fieldwork. However Based on written and oral information neither oral to written information included in this study. then this leads to the manifestation of the sacred behaviors of the peoples and it part of different aspects of the folkloric perspective.

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