Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. 16th Apr, 2022. Dharma Thakur is a Hindu deity, symbolising the sun, some say it is a Hindu deity of death and justice, worshipped by villagers in the traditional Rarh region in the present-day Indian state of West Bengal as one of their special village gods (gram devata). Dharmaraja or Dharma Thakur was originally a non-Aryan god and a deity of the Kom tribe but was later elevated to the Vedic pantheon. Dharma Thakur is associated with agricultural and human fertility. Magical beliefs and rituals merge with Vedic rites in his worship. He is worshipped mainly

Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. 16th Apr, 2022. Dharma Thakur is a Hindu deity, symbolising the sun, some say it is a Hindu deity of death and justice, worshipped by villagers in the traditional Rarh region in the present-day Indian state of West Bengal as one of their special village gods (gram devata). Dharmaraja or Dharma Thakur was originally a non-Aryan god and a deity of the Kom tribe but was later elevated to the Vedic pantheon. Dharma Thakur is associated with agricultural and human fertility. Magical beliefs and rituals merge with Vedic rites in his worship. He is worshipped mainly Stock Photo

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April 16, 2022, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India: Dharma Thakur is a Hindu deity, symbolising the sun, some say it is a Hindu deity of death and justice, worshipped by villagers in the traditional Rarh region in the present-day Indian state of West Bengal as one of their special village gods (gram devata). Dharmaraja or Dharma Thakur was originally a non-Aryan god and a deity of the Kom tribe but was later elevated to the Vedic pantheon. .Dharma Thakur is associated with agricultural and human fertility. Magical beliefs and rituals merge with Vedic rites in his worship. He is worshipped mainly by low-caste Hindus such as doms, bagdis and Hadis who believe he can cure leprosy and bless them with children..Hindu gods and goddesses have bahans â€“ an animal on which the deity rides. The horse is the bahan of Dharmaraj. So, the clay model of the horse is normally placed under a tree or placed in the open, as a symbol. The worship takes place during the months of Baisakh (Middle of April)..Dharmaraj Puja is performed every year in the village of Goalpara near Santiniketan, in the Birbhum district of the state of West Bengal, India. (Credit Image: © Samiran Nandy/Pacific Press via ZUMA Press Wire)

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