Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Spirit name "Bhagavan (the lord)" | Northern / central Indian | Tutelary god. Worshiped by the Bhils and other tribes as the original creator spirit and a judge of the dead soul. Also an epithet of VISNU and KRSNA. Also Bhagwan.... |
Goddess name "Diwali" | India / Bhil | Goddess of happiness and merriment. India / Bhil |
God name "Gal Bapsi (hook' god)" | Hindu - Dravidian / Tamil / southern India | Local god. Worshiped particularly by the Bhils. To expiate sins, the penitent thrusts a hook into his back and is suspended from it on the day when the Sun enters Aries.... |
Goddess name "Hammu Mata" | Hindu | Mother goddess. Locally worshiped by the Bhils.... |