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Rahi (goddess)

For other uses, see Rahi (disambiguation).
Rahi
Painting of goddess Radha by Raja Ravi Verma
Other namesRahimai, Radhika
Devanagariराही
Sanskrit transliterationRāhi
Venerated inWarkari tradition
AffiliationRadha, Devi
AbodePandharpur
GenderFemale
RegionMaharashtra, India
TempleVithoba Temple
ConsortVithoba
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Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari, The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet.
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Rahi, also called Rahimai, is the regional form of the Hindu Goddess Radha. She is associated with the Vithoba (Vitthal) form of Hindu god Krishna in Maharashtra, India. According to the local legends, Radha or Rahi is the wife of Vithoba.[1][2] Indian sociologist G.S. Ghurye states that the regional form Rahi is derived from Radhika, another name of goddess Radha.[3]

  1. ^ Pande, Dr Suruchi (2008). "Vithoba of Pandharpur" (PDF). Prabuddha Bharat. 113: 447. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2008.
  2. ^ Novetzke, C.L. (2005-01-01), A family affair: Krishna comes to Pandharpur and makes himself at home, pp. 113–138, retrieved 2022-01-13
  3. ^ Pillai, S. Devdasa (1997). Indian Sociology Through Ghurye, a Dictionary. India: Popular Prakashan. p. 367. ISBN 81-7154-807-5.

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