In a forested area on the outskirts of villages, deities and ancestor memorials in the form of carved wooden images are installed. These are periodically venerated through offerings of terracotta animals.

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In a forested area on the outskirts of villages, deities and ancestor memorials in the form of carved wooden images are installed. These are periodically venerated through offerings of terracotta animals.

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Jain, Jyotindra. "Parallel Structures: Ritual Dimensions of Some Tribal Dwellings." In Vistāra - The Architecture of India, Catalogue of the Exhibition, edited by Carmen Kagal, 120-126. The Festival of India, 1986.