Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Preface xv
6. Note on Transliteration xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. “She killed the buffalo demon and dwells on the middle of the hill” 27
9. “You’re the one who protects this place” 57
10. “He is from one caste; we are from another” 85
11. “I live on the top of the hill . . . you remain near its base” 109
12. Chamundi of the Hill Translation 125
13. “Wodeyar Origin Narrative” from Great Kings of Mysore 181
14. Notes 189
15. Bibliography 223
16. Index 233