Refers to the seventh month of the Hindu calendar, as well as the holy festival of lights held on the fifteenth day of that month.
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Kartik Term Timeline in Kanthapura
The timeline below shows where the term Kartik appears in Kanthapura. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Section 10
During the holy month Kartik, lights of all colors illuminate every corner of Kanthapura, and the village’s residents see gods...
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Rachanna again shouts “Mahatma Gandhi ki jai!” and “in sinister omen” the Kartik lights suddenly go out. The officers arrest him and the two people standing behind him,...
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