The Tale of an Anklet: An Epic of South India: The Cilappatikaram of Ilanko Atikal
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Author(s)Columbia University Press
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN / ASIN0231078498
ISBN-139780231078498
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Sales Rank29,536
CategoryLiterary Criticism
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Originating in Tamil mythology, Cilappatikaram is the love story of Kannaki and Kovalan. Kannaki wears a circular anklet representing the power, strength and dignity of the goddess Pattini. Goddess status is bestowed upon Kannaki as her life undergoes the same fate as the anklet that is stolen and used as a weapon.
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