Bharat Mata
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Bharat Mata (Mother India) is a national personification of India as a mother goddess. She is commonly depicted dressed in a red or saffron-coloured sari and in more contemporary iterations, holding a national flag. She sometimes stands on a lotus and is accompanied by a lion.
When
- First attested
- 1800 CE
- Attested period
- 1800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- The word Bharat Mata dates to late 19th century Bengal and was popularised by the Bengali novel Anandamath (1882).
Relationships
- syncretized with
- kali, Durga, Ganga, Mahadevi, Jagattarini Durga
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar, granted 5 acre land near Mahabharta-era Jyotisar tirth to the "Bharat Mata Trust" of "Juna Akhara" to construct the next temple of Bharat Mata.”
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