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Rahi (goddess)

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Rahi
Other names	Rahimai
Devanagari	राही
Sanskrit transliteration	Rāhi
Venerated in	Warkari tradition
Affiliation	Form of Devi
Abode	Pandharpur
Gender	Female
Region	Maharashtra, India
Temple	Vithoba Temple
Consort	Vithoba

Vaishnavism
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Rahi, also called Rahimai, is the regional forms of the Hindu Goddess Hindu Goddess Lakshmi. She is associated with the Vithoba (Vitthal) form of Hindu god KrishnainMaharashtra, India. According to the local legends, Rahi is the wife of Vithoba.^[1]^[2]

Worship

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Rahi is worshipped in the Vithoba Temple complex, Pandharpur. Her shrine, along with that of another consort Satyabhama, is close to the south of the temple of the chief consort Rakhumai.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

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^ Pande, Dr Suruchi (2008). "Vithoba of Pandharpur" (PDF). Prabuddha Bharat. 113: 447. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2008.

^ Novetzke, C.L. (2005-01-01), A family affair: Krishna comes to Pandharpur and makes himself at home, pp. 113–138, retrieved 2022-01-13

^ "The Gazetteers Department - Pandharpur". 2010-03-30. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

^ Lokmat (2021-07-17). "Ashadhi Ekadashi 2021 : समस्त देवतांपैकी एकमेव पांडुरंगाची मूर्तीच नि:शस्त्र का? हे आहे कारण..." Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 2022-01-11.

^ Shima, Iwao (1988-05-01). "The Vithobā faith of Mahārāsastra: The Vithobā Temple of Pandharpūr and its mythological structure". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 15 (2–3). doi:10.18874/jjrs.15.2-3.1988.183-197. ISSN 0304-1042.

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