# Inspector task sheet

Min Mahagiri: a household spirit remembered through objects

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Min Mahagiri: a household spirit remembered through objects, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare dated paintings, prints and attributed accounts of household practice. Record regional naming and offering differences with consent. Read the full anthropological study before generalising about political meaning. Separate traditional biography, ritual performance and a claim of an observed apparition.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare dated objects and consented community accounts. Assess any specific observation separately from images and ritual belief. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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