I was originally trying to borrow something I vaguely remembered from my Hinduism class, about the moment at which a religious icon becomes inhabited by the presence of the god. But I don't think this setting is the right place for me to be playing that kind of cross-cultural game.
The defacing of old statues at the end of a cycle is interesting -- if you do find the reference, let me know!
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Date: 2010-02-06 01:34 am (UTC)The defacing of old statues at the end of a cycle is interesting -- if you do find the reference, let me know!