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The ingredients are prepared by the women of the house, but since only the Brahman...can touch the utensils, he has to put all the ingredients into the pot himself.

  • Source: Fruzzetti, Lina M. The gift of a virgin: women, marriage, and ritual in a Bengali society. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1982.
  • Culture: Bengali
  • Location: Asia