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List of Gods : "Sea of Bengal" - 5 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Goddess name "Bera Pennu"	Northern Indian	vegetation goddess. Worshiped by the Khonds in Bengal. She was the recipient of human sacrifice to ensure good harvest, particularly of the spice turmeric, and as a protection against disease and infirmity. The sacrificial victim or meriab was youthful, often kept for years as a holy person before death and was always either the offspring of a previous sacrificial victim, or purchased from impoverished families for the purpose. He or she was generally strangled, sometimes in the fork of a tree, after days of festivities. In other instances the victim was cut up alive....
Goddess name "Kankar Mata"	Hindu / Epic / Puranic	Mother goddess. A SAKTI who in later Hinduism became regarded as a SAPTAMATARA (mother) of evil intent. Known particularly from Bengal as a goddess who spreads disease....
Spirit name "Lau"	Andaman Islands / Sea of Bengal	spirit beings. Generally invisible but perceived in human form and living in the jungles and the sea. When an Andaman islander dies he or she becomes a lau....
Goddess name "Malhal Mata"	Hindu / Epic / Puranic	Mother goddess. One of seven SAKTIS who in later Hinduism became regarded as SAPTAMATARAS (mothers) of evil intent. Particularly known in Bengal as a bringer of disease....
Spirit name "Morva"	Andaman Islands / Sea of Bengal	sky spirits. Invisible but thought to be of human form....

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