Mondia Devi
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Mondia Devi is the protective goddess of Wednesday in Cambodian tradition, worshipped during the Cambodian New Year festival when the first day falls on a Wednesday. 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 staff and sewing needle, wears olive drab clothing, and travels on a donkey.
When
- Historical notes
- Tradition passed down from the Khmer Empire, adapted and blended with Cambodian Buddhism and folk culture.
Relationships
- consort of
- Lord Budha
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“She is known as Mondia Devi in Cambodia as the wife of Lord Budha...is the protective goddess of Wednesday, 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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