Kimira Devi
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Kimira Devi is the protective goddess of Friday in Cambodian Hindu-Buddhist tradition, worshipped during the Cambodian New Year festival when the first day falls on a Friday. She is believed to descend from heaven to care for the people of Cambodia for one year until the following New Year. She appears with two hands holding a harp and Khanda, wears blue clothes, and rides a buffalo as her vehicle.
When
- Historical notes
- Tradition passed down from the Khmer Empire, adapted and blended with Cambodian Buddhism and folk culture.
Relationships
- consort of
- Lord Shukra
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“She is known as Kimira Devi in Cambodia as the wife of Lord Shukra...is the protective goddess of Friday, worshipped during the Cambodian New Year festival...believed to descend from heaven to care for the people of this land for one year”
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