Dharmathakur
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Dharmathakur is a regional folk deity venerated in Bengal, often linked to agrarian fertility, health, and protection, and prominently featured in the medieval Bengali Mangalkavya literary tradition.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk deity
ⓘ
regional deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agrarian fertility
ⓘ
harvest rituals ⓘ health ⓘ monsoon and rainfall ⓘ oath-taking and local justice ⓘ peasant culture ⓘ protection ⓘ rural communities ⓘ |
| cultCenter | rural Bengal ⓘ |
| cultDescribedIn | Dharma Mangal Kavya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultDocumentedBy | Bengali folklorists ⓘ |
| cultType | syncretic folk-Indic tradition ⓘ |
| function |
healer deity
ⓘ
protector of crops ⓘ protector of village ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| hasForm |
aniconic stone
ⓘ
simple mound or pillar ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Dharma Raja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dharma Thakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCultTexts | Bengali ⓘ |
| linkedToLiteraryTradition | Mangalkavya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominentIn |
Dharma Mangal poems
ⓘ
medieval Bengali literature ⓘ |
| region | eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| representedAs | local village god ⓘ |
| roleInSociety |
guardian of social and moral order
ⓘ
protector against epidemics ⓘ protector of cattle ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith | Dharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sometimesLinkedTo | Buddhist Dharma (in scholarly interpretations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | medieval Bengal ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippers |
agrarian communities
ⓘ
lower-caste rural populations ⓘ |
| worshipRitualsInclude |
animal sacrifice (in some traditions)
ⓘ
seasonal festivals ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| worshipType |
folk worship
ⓘ
village cult ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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