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sacrificial stone
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  • Finno-Ugric religion
    / Cult centres

    …in reindeer herding and fishing) seita (ā€œsacrificial stoneā€) places for worship arose near a reindeer migration route or a good fishing place, and for such a place an outstanding stone generally was chosen. The Ob Ugrians had a kind of ā€œmobile templeā€ for the wooden idols (normally kept in the…

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    …in reindeer herding and fishing) seita (ā€œsacrificial stoneā€) places for worship arose near a reindeer migration route or a good fishing place, and for such a place an outstanding stone generally was chosen. The Ob Ugrians had a kind of ā€œmobile templeā€ for the wooden idols (normally kept in the…

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