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<p>One God Two Goddesses presents three studies one of Tamil myths of the god Murugan and two of goddess rituals: Gangamma in Tirupati and Paiditalli in Vizianagaram both in Andhra Pradesh. All three essays search for lineaments of the cosmos that these deities inhabit and shape. These cosmoi are characterised by the dynamism of their incessant interior movement. Should they become still they would die. Deities activate and regenerate such a cosmos. The dynamism of Murugan’s cosmos eliminates the chaotic. Through ritual Gangamma regenerates her cosmos through feminising it. Through ritual Paiditalli annually regrows the historic little kingdom of Vizianagaram regenerating its kingship. All three studies point to the need to rethink cosmology in South India. About the Author Don Handelman Ph.D. (1971) Manchester University is Shaine Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Hebrew University. He publishes extensively on ritual and religion including Models and Mirrors (Berghahn 1998) and coauthored with David Shulman God Inside Out (Oxford 1997) and Siva in the Forest of Pines (Oxford 2004).</p>
