Śītalā (Hindu deity)
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- Shitala (Hindu deity)
- Sheetala (Hindu deity)
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- Hindu goddesses
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Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Buddhist goddess Parṇaśabarī and Hindu goddess Sītalā, 2014:t.p. (Śītalā)
- found: Wikipedia, viewed 2014-10-10(Shitala (Sheetala), also called Sitala (śītalā), is a Hindu goddess widely worshipped in North India, West Bengal, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan as the pox-goddess. She is the Goddess of sores, ghouls, pustules and diseases, acclaimed by Hindus; Shitala Devi) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shitala
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Change Notes
- 2014-10-10: new
- 2016-06-15: revised
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