Rahi (goddess)

Rahi, also called Rahimai or Radhamai, is the regional form of the Hindu goddess Radha. She is associated with the Vithoba (Vitthal) form of Hindu god Krishna in Maharashtra, India. According to the local legends, Rahi or Radhika is the wife of Vithoba.[1][2] Indian sociologist G.S. Ghurye states that the regional form Rahi is derived from Radhika, another name of goddess Radha.[3]

For other uses, see Rahi (disambiguation).
Rahi
Painting of goddess Radhika by Raja Ravi Verma
Other namesRadhika, Radha, Rahimai, Radhamai
Devanagariराही
Sanskrit transliterationRāhi
Venerated inWarkari tradition
AffiliationForm of Devi
AbodePandharpur
GenderFemale
RegionMaharashtra, India
TempleVithoba Temple
ConsortVithoba
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Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari, The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet.
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Worship

Rahi is worshipped in the Vithoba Temple complex, Pandharpur. Her shrine, along with that of another consort Satyabhama, is close to the south of the temple of the chief consort Rakhumai.[4][5][6]

See also

References
  1. Pande, Dr Suruchi (2008). "Vithoba of Pandharpur" (PDF). Prabuddha Bharat. 113: 447. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2008.
  2. Novetzke, C.L. (2005-01-01), A family affair: Krishna comes to Pandharpur and makes himself at home, pp. 113–138, retrieved 2022-01-13
  3. Pillai, S. Devdasa (1997). Indian Sociology Through Ghurye, a Dictionary. India: Popular Prakashan. p. 367. ISBN 81-7154-807-5.
  4. "The Gazetteers Department - Pandharpur". 2010-03-30. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  5. Lokmat (2021-07-17). "Ashadhi Ekadashi 2021 : समस्त देवतांपैकी एकमेव पांडुरंगाची मूर्तीच नि:शस्त्र का? हे आहे कारण..." Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  6. Shima, Iwao (1988-05-01). "The Vithobā faith of Mahārāsastra: The Vithobā Temple of Pandharpūr and its mythological structure". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 15 (2–3). doi:10.18874/jjrs.15.2-3.1988.183-197. ISSN 0304-1042.
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