What is the name of the goddess in Raja Rao's Kanthapura?
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Correct answer: A. Kenchamma
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Kenchamma, the hill-goddess who protects the village; the narrator Achakka tells the story as a sthala-purana. Tiruchengode is the site of Gandhi's ashram mentioned in the novel.
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