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Scientific name
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Strix leptogrammica Temminck
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Common name
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Brown Wood Owl
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Hindi
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Ullu
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Tamil
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Aandai
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Sanskrit
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Ulukaha
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Distribution
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Throughout India
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Religious Association
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In Hindu mythology, an owl is described as the vahana of Goddess Lakshmi, the Hindu God of wealth and prosperity.
In spite of its association with Goddess Lakshmi, owls are considered by some as bad omen and a messenger of ill- luck.
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For more information, please refer " Sacred Animals Of India" by Nanditha Krishna, Penguin book India , 2010
ISBN 9780143066194
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