Chandbibi

Chandbibi (চাঁদবিবি) is a Hindu goddess and folk deity in Bengal, worshipped in conjunction with the goddesses Oladevi (the goddess of Cholera), Ajgaibibi, Jholabibi, Bahadabibi, Jhetunebibi and Asanbibi.

This article is about the folk deity of Bengal. For Ahmadnagar princess, see Chand Bibi.

Experts and researches believe that these seven deities are transmogrifications of Vedic deities.[1] Their collective worship is evidenced in prehistoric times by a terracotta relic found at Mohenjo-daro, a major city of the Indus Valley Civilisation located in Sindh, which shows the image of seven women standing together.[1]

Notes
  1. Mandal, Paresh Chandra (2012). "Oladevi". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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