Chhathi Mata
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Chhathi Mata is a Hindu goddess primarily worshipped in parts of North India and Nepal as the divine embodiment of the Sun’s power and protector of children and family well-being.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu goddess
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local deity ⓘ |
| associatedRitualPlace |
ponds
GENERATED
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river banks GENERATED ⓘ water bodies GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chhath Puja
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Sun worship ⓘ Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Bhojpuri culture
ⓘ
Magahi culture ⓘ Maithili culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dayAssociatedWith | Shashthi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotees |
expectant mothers
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married women ⓘ parents seeking child welfare ⓘ |
| embodimentOf | Sun’s power ⓘ |
| festival | Chhath Puja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
often worshipped without anthropomorphic idol
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represented symbolically through offerings and the Sun ⓘ |
| languageOfDevotionalSongs |
Bhojpuri
ⓘ
Magahi ⓘ Maithili ⓘ |
| offering |
arghya to the Sun
ⓘ
seasonal fruits ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ thekua ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Magadh region
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ⓘ
Mithila region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
giver of offspring
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healer of child-related ailments ⓘ protector of children ⓘ protector of family well-being ⓘ |
| veneratedDuring |
Chaitra Shukla Shashthi
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Chhath Puja NERFINISHED ⓘ Kartika Shukla Shashthi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Bihar
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhesh Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ North India NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
fasting by women
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offering prayers at sunrise ⓘ offering prayers at sunset ⓘ standing in river or pond water ⓘ |
| worshipType |
folk worship
ⓘ
vrata observance ⓘ |
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