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Pre-Portuguese antiquity
Ravāḷanātha — pan-Konkan village-god
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Ravāḷanātha is one of the most widely worshipped village-gods of the Konkan coast (Goa, Sindhudurg, Uttara Kannada, North Kerala). A pastoralist-warrior deity akin to Khandoba, riding a horse, armed with sword. Each Konkan village has a Ravāḷanātha shrine.
Ravāḷanātha — pan-Konkan village-god