Jwala
Jwala is a Hindu goddess whose physical manifestation is typically a set of eternal flames. She is generally revered as a wife of Mangala dev. The Hindu temple Jwala/jawala(flame) or Jwala Mukhi (a person with a face glowing like fire) is mentioned in the Mahabharata and other religious scriptures.
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Mahabharata.
Relationships
- consort of
- Mangala dev, Lord Mangala
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“She is known as Reakyaksa Devi (Khmer: រាក្យៈសាទេវី) in Cambodia as the wife of Lord Mangala From the hinduism culture passed down from the Khmer Empire and is the protective goddess of Tuesday, worshipped during the Cambodian New Year festival if the first day of the year falls on a Tuesday according to the Cambodian calendar (Khmer: ពិធីផ្ទេរតំណែងទេវតាឆ្នាំថ្មី) , as she is believed to descend from heaven to care for the people of this land for one year until the following New Year.”
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