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 | The Goddess Lives in Upstate New York: Breaking Convention and Making Home at a North American Hindu Temple (1st Edition) by Corinne G. Dempsey Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 0-19-518730-X / 019518730X ISBN-13: 978-0-19-518730-4 / 9780195187304 The Goddess Lives in Upstate New York is a profile of a flourishing Hindu temple in the town of Rush, New York. The temple, established by a charismatic nonbrahman Sri Lankan Tamil known as Aiya, stands out for its combination of orthodox ritual meticulousness and socioreligious iconoclasm. The vita | |