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	~~'''Masoba''' (spelt '''Mhasoba''' in Maharashtra) is one of the folk guardian deities, a form of Lord Shiva,<ref>~~[~~https://map.sahapedia.org/article/~~Mhasoba-Mandir/3086 Mhasoba is often connected with an ancient form of Shiva, who may have been a pre-Hindu deity adopted by Hindu culture. Today, the Mhasoba cult of Maharashtra worships Mhasoba along with his wife, Jogubai (an avatar of Durga). These temples are usually headed by non-Brahmin priests.]</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/the-riddle-of-mhatoba-mhaskoba-and-mahishasura/ According to Saili Palande Datar, Indologist and researcher with Pune-based Samvidya Institute of Cultural Studies, the deity has now been incorporated with the pantheon of village deities (Gram Daivata).Mythical stories are, many times, composed to justify assimilation of communities worshipping different deities in greater Hindu pantheon, Datar said. “Sometimes, folk or regional deities are also identified as aspects of Shaiva, Shakti or Vaishnav pantheon,” she said.</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmBjoAFMfjoC&q=mhasoba&pg=PA508\|title=Maharashtra\|isbn=9788179911006\|last1=Bhanu\|first1=B. V.\|year=2004}}</ref> worshipped in some parts of [[India]]. His temples are found mainly in States of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Masoba is considered to be God of Spirit and temples are generally found near [[Smashan]] (cemeteries) or outside the village.<ref>[http://tulu-research.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html Masoba' spirit God (Maise/Mahisha) popular in Maharashtra may be equivalent of or derived from the Toda culture.]</ref><ref name=a>https://books.google.com/books?id=BsBEgVa804IC&pg=PA862&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&hl=en&ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=masoba&f=false People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 2 By Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Bhanu, Anthropological Survey of India.</ref><ref name=b>https://books.google.com/books?ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&ct=result&id=744OAAAAYAAJ&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&q=masoba+#search_anchor Glimpses into Telugu folklore by Bi Rāmarāju, 1991</ref><ref name=c>https://books.google.com/books?ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&ct=result&id=-tPsAAAAMAAJ&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&q=masoba+#search_anchor Weaker sections in Indian villages, Volume 2 by Ajit K. Danda, 1993.</ref>		#REDIRECT [[Mhasoba]]

	Many communities like [[Lajjhar]]s,<ref name=a/> [[Joshi]]s,<ref name=a/> [[Pradhan (Brahmin)\|Pradhan]]s,<ref name=b/> [[Mang (caste)\|Mang]]s,<ref name=c/> [[Chamar]]s<ref name=c/> and [[Dhangar]]s<ref name=c/> worship Masoba and at times offer sacrifice of he-goats. They believe that Masoba is their guardian deity and protects them from evil spirits. However, it is the [[Dalit]] community, which mainly worship Masoba. There are many places, where annually a religious rally ([[Yatra]]) called Masoba Yatra is held, when the deity is carried in [[Palkhi]] (palanquin).<ref>[http://villages.ws/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/sulkud_kagal_0180543.htm Festival:Previously the event was celebrated as \'Masoba yatra\' in Sulud]</ref>		{{R from merge}}
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	'''Masoba''' (spelt '''Mhasoba''' in Maharashtra) is one of the folk deities worshipped in some parts of [[India]]. His temples are found mainly in States of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Masoba is considered to be God of Spirit and temples are generally found near [[Smashan]] (cemeteries) or outside the village.<ref>[http://tulu-research.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html Masoba' spirit God (Maise/Mahisha) popular in Maharashtra may be equivalent of or derived from the Toda culture.]</ref><ref name=a>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BsBEgVa804IC&pg=PA862&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&hl=en&ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=masoba&f=false] People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 2 By Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Bhanu, Anthropological Survey of India.</ref><ref name=b>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&ct=result&id=744OAAAAYAAJ&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&q=masoba+#search_anchor] Glimpses into Telugu folklore by Bi Rāmarāju, 1991</ref><ref name=c>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&ct=result&id=-tPsAAAAMAAJ&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&q=masoba+#search_anchor] Weaker sections in Indian villages, Volume 2 by Ajit K. Danda, 1993.</ref>		'''Masoba''' (spelt '''Mhasoba''' in Maharashtra) is one of the folk guardian deities, a form of Lord Shiva,<ref>[https://map.sahapedia.org/article/Mhasoba-Mandir/3086 Mhasoba is often connected with an ancient form of Shiva, who may have been a pre-Hindu deity adopted by Hindu culture. Today, the Mhasoba cult of Maharashtra worships Mhasoba along with his wife, Jogubai (an avatar of Durga). These temples are usually headed by non-Brahmin priests.]</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/the-riddle-of-mhatoba-mhaskoba-and-mahishasura/ According to Saili Palande Datar, Indologist and researcher with Pune-based Samvidya Institute of Cultural Studies, the deity has now been incorporated with the pantheon of village deities (Gram Daivata).Mythical stories are, many times, composed to justify assimilation of communities worshipping different deities in greater Hindu pantheon, Datar said. “Sometimes, folk or regional deities are also identified as aspects of Shaiva, Shakti or Vaishnav pantheon,” she said.</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmBjoAFMfjoC&q=mhasoba&pg=PA508\|title=Maharashtra\|isbn=9788179911006\|last1=Bhanu\|first1=B. V.\|year=2004}}</ref> worshipped in some parts of [[India]]. His temples are found mainly in States of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Masoba is considered to be God of Spirit and temples are generally found near [[Smashan]] (cemeteries) or outside the village.<ref>[http://tulu-research.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html Masoba' spirit God (Maise/Mahisha) popular in Maharashtra may be equivalent of or derived from the Toda culture.]</ref><ref name=a>https://books.google.com/books?id=BsBEgVa804IC&pg=PA862&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&hl=en&ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=masoba&f=false People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 2 By Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Bhanu, Anthropological Survey of India.</ref><ref name=b>https://books.google.com/books?ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&ct=result&id=744OAAAAYAAJ&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&q=masoba+#search_anchor Glimpses into Telugu folklore by Bi Rāmarāju, 1991</ref><ref name=c>https://books.google.com/books?ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&ct=result&id=-tPsAAAAMAAJ&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&q=masoba+#search_anchor Weaker sections in Indian villages, Volume 2 by Ajit K. Danda, 1993.</ref>

	Many communities like [[Lajjhar]]s,<ref name=a/> [[Joshi]]s,<ref name=a/> [[Pradhan (Brahmin)\|Pradhan]]s,<ref name=b/> [[Mang (caste)\|Mang]]s,<ref name=c/> [[Chamar]]s<ref name=c/> and [[Dhangar]]s<ref name=c/> worship Masoba and at times offer sacrifice of he-goats. They believe that Masoba is their guardian deity and protects them from evil spirits. However, it is the [[Dalit]] community, which mainly worship Masoba. There are many places, where annually a religious rally ([[Yatra]]) called Masoba Yatra is held, when the deity is carried in [[Palkhi]] (palanquin).<ref>[http://villages.ws/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/sulkud_kagal_0180543.htm Festival:Previously the event was celebrated as \'Masoba yatra\' in Sulud]</ref>		Many communities like [[Lajjhar]]s,<ref name=a/> [[Joshi]]s,<ref name=a/> [[Pradhan (Brahmin)\|Pradhan]]s,<ref name=b/> [[Mang (caste)\|Mang]]s,<ref name=c/> [[Chamar]]s<ref name=c/> and [[Dhangar]]s<ref name=c/> worship Masoba and at times offer sacrifice of he-goats. They believe that Masoba is their guardian deity and protects them from evil spirits. However, it is the [[Dalit]] community, which mainly worship Masoba. There are many places, where annually a religious rally ([[Yatra]]) called Masoba Yatra is held, when the deity is carried in [[Palkhi]] (palanquin).<ref>[http://villages.ws/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/sulkud_kagal_0180543.htm Festival:Previously the event was celebrated as \'Masoba yatra\' in Sulud]</ref>
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'''Masoba''' (spelt '''Mhasoba''' in Maharashtra) is one of the folk deities worshipped in some parts of [[India]]. His temples are found mainly in States of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Masoba is considered to be God of Spirit and temples are generally found near [[Smashan]] (cemeteries) or outside the village.<ref>[http://tulu-research.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html Masoba' spirit God (Maise/Mahisha) popular in Maharashtra may be equivalent of or derived from the Toda culture.]</ref><ref name=a>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BsBEgVa804IC&pg=PA862&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&hl=en&ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=masoba&f=false] People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 2 By Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Bhanu, Anthropological Survey of India.</ref><ref name=b>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&ct=result&id=744OAAAAYAAJ&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&q=masoba+#search_anchor] Glimpses into Telugu folklore by Bi Rāmarāju, 1991</ref><ref name=c>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=2Lj-Tc_CN8fLrQeJmcDPDw&ct=result&id=-tPsAAAAMAAJ&dq=masoba+deity+maharashtra&q=masoba+#search_anchor] Weaker sections in Indian villages, Volume 2 by Ajit K. Danda, 1993.</ref>

Many communities like [[Lajjhar]]s,<ref name=a/> [[Joshi]]s,<ref name=a/> [[Pradhan (Brahmin)|Pradhan]]s,<ref name=b/> [[Mang (caste)|Mang]]s,<ref name=c/> [[Chamar]]s<ref name=c/> and [[Dhangar]]s<ref name=c/> worship Masoba and at times offer sacrifice of he-goats. They believe that Masoba is their guardian deity and protects them from evil spirits. However, it is the [[Dalit]] community, which mainly worship Masoba. There are many places, where annually a religious rally ([[Yatra]]) called Masoba Yatra is held, when the deity is carried in [[Palkhi]] (palanquin).<ref>[http://villages.ws/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/sulkud_kagal_0180543.htm Festival:Previously the event was celebrated as \'Masoba yatra\' in Sulud]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{hindu-myth-stub}}

[[Category:Regional Hindu gods]]
[[Category:Hindu folk deities]]