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Kancheliyas
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a Hindu sect, not uncommon in the south of India, whose worship is that of Sakti, the personified energy of the divine nature in action. They insist upon a community of women, and are far gone in bestiality.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Kancheliyas'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/k/kancheliyas.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.