Showing posts with label Migrant Gods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Migrant Gods. Show all posts
Mulund Market
Migrant Gods Series - July 27. Paused to look at tis classic depiction of Ramdev Pir or Ramsha Pir from Western Rajasthan, who lived in the 14th Century. He is now a very visible deity in Mumbai thanks to his followers who migrated to Mumbai from Rajasthan, Kutch, Sindh and Gujarat and provider of a very popular name for the businesses they own. This roadside shrine is from Mulund Market. The man following Ramdev on the white horse is a Sufi named Harji Bhati who was a devout follower who lived 3-4 decades after Ramdev.
Mahim
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Jharkhand to Macchimar Nagar, Mahim.
Rajrappa's Chhinnamasta Devi—the headless goddess Chhinnamasta, who stands upon Kamdev and Rati on a lotus bed—is especially revered by Santal and other local tribal communities in Jharkhand.
Here, the shrine shared space with a Tamil Mariamman temple.
Tilak Road, Ghatkopar
Lovely depiction of what looks like Vacchra Dada, the pastoral deity of Gujarat with his staff and raised hand. I hope I have identified it right.
Dombivali
Migrant Gods: Guruvayurappan of Kerala in Dombivali.
And some images from around the temple.
Dr SS Rao Road
Migrant Gods of Mumbai: Kshetra Maranakatte.
Stumbled upon a very interesting mythological story thanks to this small image that says Kshetra Maranakatte. The deity is the Asura called Kamhasura who was killed by Mookambika of Kollur, a very popular temple that is nearby. Kollur is popular with devotees from Kerala whereas this would probably be the local one that is also worshipped. More details here.
Thakkar Bappa Colony
Migrant God and now resident of Mumbai -
Goga Baba of Rajasthan/Marwar
These figures make their appearance during Raksha bandhan in Mumbai.
Jacob Circle
Migrant Gods of Mumbai - Koti Chennayya of Tulunadu
In the popular Udupi restaurant at Saath Rasta called Shree Ram, they have this image of the legendary heroes of Tulunadu or the places where Tulu is spoken in what is presently Mangaluru, Udupi and Kasargod districts of Karnataka and Kerala.Koti and Chennayya lived in the 16th Century and have shrines in their name across that region. This one had the name of a shrine in Udupi.
Mumbai has a large population of Tulu speakers including the people who run the Udipi restaurant business and that's part of this city's hertiage.
Meanwhile, they serve Samosa here with a South Indian chutney and they are famosu for their sweets.
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