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A temple for a dog

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the State of Chhattisgarh, in Khapri village of Durg district, there is a temple dedicated to a dog. It is called Kukur…

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Published June 20, 2019 · 3 min read
a temple for a dog

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist

In the State of Chhattisgarh, in Khapri village of Durg district, there is a temple dedicated to a dog. It is called Kukur Dev. The story goes that there was once a banjara (gypsy) who had a dog. During a famine, he had no money, so he gave up his dog as collateral to a moneylender.

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