Waghobā — Warli tiger-god
Deities

Waghobā — Warli tiger-god

Waghoba — the Warli-tribal tiger-guardian

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Varies

Waghobā — Warli tiger-god

Tradition

Hindu / Warli / Tribal

Location

  • Jawhar, Palghar, Maharashtra (19.9211°N, 73.2261°E)

Sacred Narrative

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 Cultural Heritage) are a living pictorial tradition 2,500+ years old.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific
Offerings
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Sacred colours
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📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Waghobā — Warli tiger-god
    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 Cultural Heritage) are a living pictorial tradition 2,500+ years old.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Waghobā — Warli tiger-god festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral