Conference Program
All the Conference Sessions will take place in the Geballe Room, Townsend Center for the Humanities
U.C.Berkeley Campus
Saturday, April 30, 2005
9:45 a.m-10:45 a.m
Breakfast & Introductions
10:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Introductory Comments
Session 1: 11:00 a.m.-12: 15 p.m.
Periyapuranam among the Public Narratives of Cidambaram
Renunciation and Celebration: Ascetics in the Temple Life of Medieval Tamil Nadu
LUNCH BREAK: 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Session 2: 2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Aghorasiva's Guidelines for a Perfect Temple Festival
"No More Nautches in Poodoocottah:" Colonial Modernity, Memory and the Devadasi Dance Tradition of the
Viralimalai Murukan Temple
TEA BREAK: 3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion
CONFERENCE DINNER: 6:00 p.m.
Townsend Center