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Batara Kala[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk)

... that in Javanese mythology, eclipses are caused by Batara Kala (pictured) trying to devour either the Sun or Moon?

Reviewed: If you reviewed another article before listing this DYK nomination, put it here
Comment: please proofread as I am not a native English speker

Created/expanded by Awewe (talk). Self nom at 02:44, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Hook

Length, format, content rules: --Epipelagic (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Source: --Epipelagic (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Interest: --Epipelagic (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Image suitability, if applicable:
ALT hooks, if proposed:

ALT1: ... that according to some legends, Batara Kala was conceived when a fish swallowed Shiva's sperm?

Article

Length: --Epipelagic (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Vintage: --Epipelagic (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Sourcing (V, RS, BLP): Has several unsourced sentences, and the book by John Emigh does not fully support the text it is cited for --Epipelagic (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Neutrality: --Epipelagic (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Plagiarism/close paraphrasing: --Epipelagic (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Copyvio: --Epipelagic (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Obvious faults in prose, structure, formatting: --Epipelagic (talk) 08:18, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments/discussion:

To reviewer: Please note that DYK Check does not show a 5x expansion because of this vandalised version. Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:38, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've also taken the liberty of fixing the hook a little (grammar) Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:47, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

General sourcing needs more attention --Epipelagic (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How's this? Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:46, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Okay to go --Epipelagic (talk) 08:17, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Suggested another ALT. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:23, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]