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1. Where is Kanthapura located?

Kanthapura is in the province of Kara. It is located high on the Ghats, those steep mountains that face the Arabian Seas. Narrow, dusty, rut-covered roads lead to the village through mountain passes.

2. Who is the goddess worshipped in Kanthapura?

Kenchamma is the goddess worshipped in Kanthapura. She killed a demon many ages ago that had come to demand their young sons as food and their young women as wives. She provides them with rain and keeps them from getting sick from illnesses like smallpox or cholera.

3. How is Kanthapura laid out?

There are different sections of Kanthapura: the Brahmin quarter, Pariah quarter, Potters' quarter, Weavers' quarter, and Sudra quarter. There are 24 houses in the Brahmin quarter. There are about 90 to 100 huts in the other quarters combined.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what luck does Bade Khan have in finding a house?

Bade Khan goes to Patwari Nanjundia and asks him about a house. Patwari Nanjundia tells him that only the Patel can help him. Bade Khan goes to the Patel. The Patel tells him he can look around for a house, but he does not know of one that is vacant. When Bade Khan insists that a house be found for him, the Patel says that he is not the owner of the village and cannot give him a house.

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