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Ernody is a village in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. It contains the St. George church. On 16 September 2008 the church was desecrated and attempted to be burned by miscreants during the 2008 attacks on Christians in southern Karnataka. [1]

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References

  1. "Twenty-eight churches have been targeted in the State since August". The Hindu . 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)