Mata
deity earth South Asian village traditions single tradition · 1
Mata is a disease goddess described with unappealing physical characteristics. She is among the various disease goddesses that include deities with similar characteristics, and may have origins in Harappan period representations of goddesses with weapons in their hair.
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- co occurs with
- Bhumi, Mother goddess, Durga, sapta matrika, Mariamman
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wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In addition to the fertility goddesses, the various disease goddesses include deities described with unappealing physical characteristics like Mariamman and Mata.”
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