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Deities

Chavan Rishi

Village Sage

Tradition · Hindu

Period · Ancient–Medieval

✓ Guardian-reviewed

Historical PeriodEra

Ancient–Medieval

3000 BCE

Ancient–Medieval

Present

Sacred Facts · At a Glance

Gender: female

Primary Scriptures

2 sources

Kullu oral traditionsoral
Local folk narrativesoral

Chavan Rishi

The Village Sage

Overview

Chavan Rishi (also Chirmal) is a folk deity in Kullu Valley, worshipped as the village sage.

Key Facts

State: Himachal Pradesh
District: Kullu
Type: Folk deity

Source: Local tradition

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

📖 Stories

Chavan Rishi — Village Sage
Chavan Rishi (also Chirmal) is a folk deity in Kullu Valley, worshipped as the village sage. The tradition represents the integration of local sage figures into Hindu folk worship.
— Kullu oral tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites

• morning offerings

• weekly puja

Puja sequence

flowers
rice
coconut

🛕 Principal Temples

Chavan Rishi shrineAncient
📍 Kullu Valley, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India
31.9500°, 77.1000° — view on map
Festivals: Local festivals
Village sage shrine in Kullu folk tradition

🎊 Festivals

Local village festivals
Seasonal · 2–3 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

Kullu oral traditionsoral
Local folk narrativesoral

Sources & provenance

📜 2 Primary🎓 4 Scholarly📖 2 Tertiary

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Primary sourceBook
K. S. Singh. Folk Deities of Kullu Valley (1958)
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Scholarly sourceBook
Himachal Pradesh Gazetteer (1900)
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Scholarly sourceBook
Kullu Valley traditions (1880)
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Supporting reference
Colonial accounts of Kullu folk deities (19th c.)
📜
Primary sourceBook
K. S. Singh. Folk Deities of Kullu Valley (1958)
🎓
Scholarly sourceBook
Himachal Pradesh Gazetteer (1900)
🎓
Scholarly sourceBook
Kullu Valley traditions (1880)
📖
Supporting reference
Colonial accounts of Kullu folk deities (19th c.)

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Chavan Rishi

The Village Sage

Overview

Key Facts

✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

📖 Stories

🪔 Worship Procedures

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources