Naiṇī
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Naiṇī, also known as Nāgnī or Nāginā Devī, is the name of nine Hindu Goddesses belonging to the shape-shifting serpent deities or Nāgas. They rule as goddesses and mothers over the lower part of the Pindar river valley in the Garhwal Himalaya region of Uttarakhand, India. Seven of these goddesses establish the rule over their territory through a journey (yātrā) of six months, during which they are carried around, embodied in the shape of a bamboo pole clothed with saris.
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- Attested period
- 2010 – 2023
- Historical notes
- Ritual journeys occur roughly twice a century.
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“Naiṇī, Nāgnī or Nāginā Devī is the name of nine Hindu Goddesses belonging to the shape-shifting serpent deities or Nāgas, who rule as goddesses and mothers over the lower part of the Pindar river valley in the Garhwal Himalaya region of Uttarakhand, India”
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