Waghobā — Warli tiger-god
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Waghobā — Warli tiger-god

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Uncited
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Eternal

Hindu / Warli / Tribal - Jawhar, Palghar, Maharashtra (19.9211°N, 73.2261°E) The Warli people (~640,000) of coastal Maharashtra and Gujarat worship the tiger Waghobā as the protector of village and livestock. Shrines are painted rocks at village edges; the famous Warli white-on-ochre paintings depict Waghobā accompanied by village life-scenes. The annual Waghobā Melā in Paush (January) features the night-long tiger-myth recitation. The Warli paintings (recognized as Intangible Cu

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