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	'''Ravalnath''' ({{lang-knn\|रवळनाथ}}, {{IAST\|Ravaḷhanāth}}), also widely known as '''Roulu''', (रवळू, {{IAST\|Ravaḷhu}}){{Ref label\|a\|a\|none}} is a popular Hindu deity in [[Goa]] and the Sindhudurg district of coastal [[Maharashtra]], in western India. Shrines of Ravalnath are also found in border areas of [[Belgaum]] specially in [[Karle, Belgaum\|Karle]] and [[Uttar Kannada]] districts as well as coastal areas of [[Karnataka]].<ref name=mitra>{{cite book\|last1=Mitragotri\|first1=Vithal Raghavendra\|title=A socio-cultural history of Goa from the Bhojas to the Vijayanagara\|date=1999\|publisher=Institute Menezes Braganza\|pages=218–225}}</ref> He is worshipped as the main deity or an affiliate deity in most temples of Goa.<ref name=kalika>{{cite book\|last1=Gomes Pereira\|first1=Rui\|title=Goa: Hindu temples and deities (translated from the original in Portuguese by Antonio Victor Couto)\|date=1978\|publisher=Pereira, 1978\|pages=1–231}}</ref> He is ~~often~~ associated with the ~~Pan-Hindu God~~ [[Shiva]].		'''Ravalnath''' ({{lang-knn\|रवळनाथ}}, {{IAST\|Ravaḷhanāth}}), also widely known as '''Roulu''', (रवळू, {{IAST\|Ravaḷhu}}){{Ref label\|a\|a\|none}} is a popular Hindu deity in [[Goa]] and the Sindhudurg district of coastal [[Maharashtra]], in western India. Shrines of Ravalnath are also found in border areas of [[Belgaum]] specially in [[Karle, Belgaum\|Karle]] and [[Uttar Kannada]] districts as well as coastal areas of [[Karnataka]].<ref name=mitra>{{cite book\|last1=Mitragotri\|first1=Vithal Raghavendra\|title=A socio-cultural history of Goa from the Bhojas to the Vijayanagara\|date=1999\|publisher=Institute Menezes Braganza\|pages=218–225}}</ref> He is worshipped as the main deity or an affiliate deity in most temples of Goa.<ref name=kalika>{{cite book\|last1=Gomes Pereira\|first1=Rui\|title=Goa: Hindu temples and deities (translated from the original in Portuguese by Antonio Victor Couto)\|date=1978\|publisher=Pereira, 1978\|pages=1–231}}</ref> He is associated with the guardian aspect of [[Shiva]].

	Ravalnath is a guardian deity ([[Kshetrapala]]) who protects the locality from climatic disasters, witchcraft and snakebites. Ravalnath along with [[Santeri]], [[Bhumika]], [[Bhutnath]] and [[Betal]] is a popular folk deity worshipped as [[Gramadevata]] (village god) in most villages of Goa and Sindhudurg of Maharashtra.<ref name=mitra />		Ravalnath is a guardian deity ([[Kshetrapala]]) who protects the locality from climatic disasters, witchcraft and snakebites. Ravalnath along with [[Santeri]], [[Bhumika]], [[Bhutnath]] and [[Betal]] is a popular folk deity worshipped as [[Gramadevata]] (village god) in most villages of Goa and Sindhudurg of Maharashtra.<ref name=mitra />

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The origin of word Ravalnath is a matter of conjecture. ~~[[Mahadevshastri Joshi]], derives~~ the word from the word [[Ashta Bhairava#Ruru\|''{{IAST\|Ruru}}'']], who is one of the Ashta Bhairava, eight forms of the god [[Bhairava]] - a ferocious aspect of the god [[Shiva]].{{Ref label\|b\|b\|none}} The iconography of Ravalnath is same as that of Bhairava.<ref name=joshi>{{cite book\|last1=Joshi\|first1=Mahadevshastri\|title=Gajati Daivate(गाजती दैवते) in Marathi\|publisher=Continental Prakashan\|location=Pune\|pages=90–104}}</ref> According to [[Shenoi Goembab]], the word ''Raval'' (from the word ''Ravalnath'') comes from the word ''Rahulbhadra'' which was also the personal name of Buddhist philosopher [[Nagarjuna]].[[Rahula\|Rahul]] was also the name of [[Buddha]]'s son. As per his view during the Buddhist period, some ~~Buddhist~~ might have come to Goa and the worship of Ravalnath was mainly due to this Buddhist tradition. These views of Shenoi Goembab are not accepted by mainstream scholars.<ref name=mitra /> Some other speculations suggested that the word Ravalnath is derived from [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] word ''Iravalnath'' and in Tamil ''Iraval'' means begging for alms, and is connected to [[Bhikshatana\|{{IAST\|Bhikṣāṭanamūrti}}]] aspect of Shiva.<ref name=mitra /> Ravalnath is sometimes considered as one of the three hundred ''[[Gana\|{{IAST\|Gaṇas}}]]'' of Shiva.<ref name=census>{{cite journal\|last1=Manager of Publications\|title=Census of India, 1961: Maharashtra\|journal=Part 6\|date=1966\|volume=10\|issue= 1 of Census of India, 1961, India. Office of the Registrar General\|page=128}}</ref>		The origin of word Ravalnath is a matter of conjecture. The word Ravalnath is derived the word from the word [[Ashta Bhairava#Ruru\|''{{IAST\|Ruru}}'']], who is one of the Ashta Bhairava, eight forms of the god [[Bhairava]] - a ferocious aspect of the god [[Shiva]].{{Ref label\|b\|b\|none}} The iconography of Ravalnath is same as that of Bhairava.<ref name=joshi>{{cite book\|last1=Joshi\|first1=Mahadevshastri\|title=Gajati Daivate(गाजती दैवते) in Marathi\|publisher=Continental Prakashan\|location=Pune\|pages=90–104}}</ref> Word ravala is also rerived from the word "ravaNa" which means "screaming","yelling", which is same as "ruru" as mentioned earlier and vedic corpus attributes these epithets to different forms of "Rudra". According to [[Shenoi Goembab]], the word ''Raval'' (from the word ''Ravalnath'') comes from the word ''Rahulbhadra'' which was also the personal name of Buddhist philosopher [[Nagarjuna]]. [[Rahula\|Rahul]] was also the name of [[Buddha]]'s son. As per his view during the Buddhist period, some Buddhists might have come to Goa and the worship of Ravalnath was mainly due to this Buddhist tradition. These views of Shenoi Goembab are not accepted by mainstream scholars.<ref name=mitra /> Some other speculations suggested that the word Ravalnath is derived from [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] word ''Iravalnath'' and in Tamil ''Iraval'' means begging for alms, and is connected to [[Bhikshatana\|{{IAST\|Bhikṣāṭanamūrti}}]] aspect of Shiva.<ref name=mitra /> Ravalnath is sometimes considered as one of the three hundred ''[[Gana\|{{IAST\|Gaṇas}}]]'' of Shiva.<ref name=census>{{cite journal\|last1=Manager of Publications\|title=Census of India, 1961: Maharashtra\|journal=Part 6\|date=1966\|volume=10\|issue= 1 of Census of India, 1961, India. Office of the Registrar General\|page=128}}</ref> Yet others derive the word "ravala" from the word "roinn" of Mundari origin meaning an ant-hill.

	The ~~cult~~ of Ravalnath is supposed to have been influenced by [[~~Nath~~]]~~ism;~~ it is suggested that Nath cult absorbed Ravalnath as suggested by the suffix ''nath''.<ref name=puratan>{{cite journal\|last1=Directorate of Archaeology & Museums\|title=Puratan\|journal=Department of Archaeology and Museums, Madhya Pradesh\|date=1989\|volume= 6-7\|pages=48–56}}</ref>		The ritual worship of Ravalnath is supposed to have been influenced by '' [[Natha]] sampradaya'', it is suggested that Nath cult absorbed Ravalnath as suggested by the suffix '' nath ''.<ref name=puratan>{{cite journal\|last1=Directorate of Archaeology & Museums\|title=Puratan\|journal=Department of Archaeology and Museums, Madhya Pradesh\|date=1989\|volume= 6-7\|pages=48–56}}</ref>

	The earliest inscription referring to Ravalnath, called ''Ravaluba'', is dated to the [[Hoysala Empire\|Hoysala period]]. In another inscription from Goa, Ravalnath is referred to as ''Ravaloba'' as well as ''Ravaleshwar''. [[Shilahara\|Southern Silaharas]], who ruled North Goa and the present Sindhudurg and part of [[Ratnagiri district]] and [[Kadambas of Goa]], were devotees of Shiva. However, references to Ravalnath are not found either in Silaharas or Kadamba inscriptions. There are a two inscriptions in [[Nagari script]] and from ''Velus'' village of [[Sattari\|Sattari taluka]] referring to Ravalnath from [[Vijayanagara Empire\|Vijayanagara period]].<ref name=mitra/>		The earliest inscription referring to Ravalnath, called ''Ravaluba'', is dated to the [[Hoysala Empire\|Hoysala period]]. In another inscription from Goa, Ravalnath is referred to as ''Ravaloba'' as well as ''Ravaleshwar''. [[Shilahara\|Southern Silaharas]], who ruled North Goa and the present Sindhudurg and part of [[Ratnagiri district]] and [[Kadambas of Goa]], were devotees of Shiva. However, references to Ravalnath are not found either in Silaharas or Kadamba inscriptions. There are a two inscriptions in [[Nagari script]] and from ''Velus'' village of [[Sattari\|Sattari taluka]] referring to Ravalnath from [[Vijayanagara Empire\|Vijayanagara period]].<ref name=mitra/> Famous [[Jyotiba]] of Kolhapur is also called Ravalnath, and is tutelary deity of ''Sendraka'' ([[Shinde]]) royal house, masses and the upper castes alike.

	==Iconography==		==Iconography==
	Ravalnath is ~~mostly depicted~~ standing, with his left leg slightly bent. He has four hands and holds in the front right hand sword ({{IAST\|Khaḍga}}) and in the left hand bowl of ambrosia ({{IAST\|Pānapātra}}), in the lower right hand a [[trishula]] (trident) and in left hand, a [[damaru]] (drum). He wears a crown, a [[Mundamala\|garland of human skulls]] ({{IAST\|Runḍamāla}}) and a [[dhoti]]. He has a moustache. A female attendant with a [[fly-whisk]] ({{IAST\|Cāmara}}) may be shown on his side; occasionally two attendants on either side are seen. Ravalnath is also worshiped in the form of [[Linga]] (Shiva's aniconic form).<ref name=mitra /> A horse is mostly depicted as his mount in iconography.		As per shastra icons of Ravalnath are in accordance with that of Ruru Bhairava which is:

			निर्वाणं निर्विकल्पं निरूपजमलं निर्विकारं क्षकारं
			हुङ्कारं वज्रदंष्ट्रं हुतवहनयनं रौद्रमुन्मत्तभावम् ।
			भट्कारं भक्तनागं भृकुटितमुखं भैरवं शूलपाणिं
			वन्दे खड्गं कपालं डमरुकसहितं क्षेत्रपालन्नमामि ॥

			Thus Ravalnath is epicted standing, with his left leg slightly bent. He has four hands and holds in the front right hand sword ({{IAST\|Khaḍga}}) and in the left hand bowl of ambrosia ({{IAST\|Pānapātra}}), in the lower right hand a [[trishula]] (trident) and in left hand, a [[damaru]] (drum). He wears a crown, a [[Mundamala\|garland of human skulls]] ({{IAST\|Runḍamāla}}) and a [[dhoti]]. He has a moustache. A female attendant with a [[fly-whisk]] ({{IAST\|Cāmara}}) may be shown on his side; occasionally two attendants on either side are seen. Ravalnath is also worshiped in the form of [[Linga]] (Shiva's aniconic form).<ref name=mitra /> A horse is mostly depicted as his mount in iconography.

	==Worship==		==Worship==
	Ravalnath is a popular deity of all social classes in coastal Maharashtra and Goa. ~~However previously the [[Dvija\|upper caste]]s~~, ~~especially~~ the ~~[[Brahmin]]s and the royals of Goa, frowned upon the worship of Ravalnath,~~ who ~~was considered as~~ the ~~deity of~~ the ~~masses. During the 14th~~ and ~~15th century, Ravalnath was accepted as a guardian deity by all. He is now a [[Kuladevata]] (tutelary deity) of all the castes of Goa. Though there is no reference to him in the~~ ''~~[[Sahyadrikhanda]]~~'' of the ''~~[[Skanda Purana]]~~''~~, the 17th-century~~ ''~~{{IAST\|Koṅkaṇa Mahātmya}}~~'' ~~attributed to [[Gowd Saraswat Brahmin\|Saraswats]] of Goa does mention Ravalnath. The absence of Ravalnath in Brahminical scriptures could be a possible reason~~ to the ~~initial resistance of the upper castes~~.~~<ref name=mitra />~~		Ravalnath is a popular deity of all social classes in coastal Maharashtra and Goa. Although, the priest here are usually from ''Gurav'' community who perform the daily Pooja in the temple and do ''Kaul Prasad'' for the devoties.

			Here Ravalnath is ''Kshetrapala'' and ''Bhairava'' and is worshipped according to the rituals prescribed for him.

	The rituals for Ravalnath are especially performed between [[Vijayadashami\|Dasara]] to [[Kojagiri Purnima]] and on [[Shigmo]] in some places. Icons of Ravalnath (as well as some other local guardian deities ~~of non-Brahminical origin~~) are usually images, but festive bantons called ''Taranga'', decorated with [[Saree\|nine yard sarees]] and a metal ''palm'' or a face of the deity is fitted on the top of the banton.<ref name=puratan /> Possessions (''Bhaar'' or ''Avsar'') is a very important aspect of Ravalnath worship, where ~~he is said to~~ communicate and bless the devotees via a possessed medium. Blood sacrifices of cocks or goats are offered to him in some places. The ritual of sprinkling the blood of the cocks offered to tarangas on cooked rice is called ''charu''.<ref name=puratan />		The rituals for Ravalnath are especially performed between [[Vijayadashami\|Dasara]] to [[Kojagiri Purnima]] and on [[Shigmo]] in some places. Icons of Ravalnath (as well as some other local guardian deities) are usually images, but festive bantons called ''Taranga'', decorated with [[Saree\|nine yard sarees]] and a metal ''palm'' or a face of the deity is fitted on the top of the banton.<ref name=puratan /> Possessions (''Bhaar'' or ''Avsar'') is a very important aspect of Ravalnath worship, where the god communicate and bless the devotees via a possessed medium. Blood sacrifices of cocks or goats are offered to him in some places. The ritual of sprinkling the blood of the cocks offered to tarangas on cooked rice is called ''charu''.<ref name=puratan />

	==Temples==		==Temples==
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	*{{note label\|a\|a\|none}}Most of the old documents of the colonial era mention the name ''Roulu'' which is a Portuguese version of the local word ''Ravalu''.<ref name=kalika /> Ravalu or Roulu is also a common [[given name]] in Goa.		*{{note label\|a\|a\|none}}Most of the old documents of the colonial era mention the name ''Roulu'' which is a Portuguese version of the local word ''Ravalu''.<ref name=kalika /> Ravalu or Roulu is also a common [[given name]] in Goa.
	*{{note label\|b\|b\|none}}As mentioned about Ravalnath has been commonly known as ''Raulu'', the word Raulu can be derived from the word ''Ruru'',<ref name=joshi /> In Konkani ''Ru'' can be sometimes pronounced as ''Rau'' as in ''[[Rudra]]'' is pronounced as ''Roudiro''. The change of ''{{IAST\|ra}}'' ([[Devanagari]]:र) to ''{{IAST\|la}}'' ([[Devanagari]]:ल), also common in most [[Indo-Aryan languages]], furthermore in Konkani ''{{IAST\|la}}'' ([[Devanagari]]:ल) changes to {{IAST\|ḷha}}([[Devanagari]]:ळ).		*{{note label\|b\|b\|none}}As mentioned about Ravalnath has been commonly known as ''Raulu'', the word Raulu can be derived from the word ''Ruru'',<ref name=joshi /> In Konkani ''Ru'' can be sometimes pronounced as ''Rau'' as in ''[[Rudra]]'' is pronounced as ''Roudiro''. The change of ''{{IAST\|ra}}'' ([[Devanagari]]:र) to ''{{IAST\|la}}'' ([[Devanagari]]:ल), also common in most [[Indo-Aryan languages]], furthermore in Konkani ''{{IAST\|la}}'' ([[Devanagari]]:ल) changes to {{IAST\|ḷha}}([[Devanagari]]:ळ).

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[[File:Ravalnath murti, temple near Oros budruk, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.jpg|thumb|Ravalnath, temple near Wados, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra]]
'''Ravalnath''' ({{lang-knn|रवळनाथ}}, {{IAST|Ravaḷhanāth}}), also widely known as '''Roulu''', (रवळू, {{IAST|Ravaḷhu}}){{Ref label|a|a|none}} is a popular Hindu deity in [[Goa]] and the Sindhudurg district of coastal [[Maharashtra]], in western India. Shrines of Ravalnath are also found in border areas of [[Belgaum]] specially in [[Karle, Belgaum|Karle]] and [[Uttar Kannada]] districts as well as coastal areas of [[Karnataka]].<ref name=mitra>{{cite book|last1=Mitragotri|first1=Vithal Raghavendra|title=A socio-cultural history of Goa from the Bhojas to the Vijayanagara|date=1999|publisher=Institute Menezes Braganza|pages=218–225}}</ref> He is worshipped as the main deity or an affiliate deity in most temples of Goa.<ref name=kalika>{{cite book|last1=Gomes Pereira|first1=Rui|title=Goa: Hindu temples and deities (translated from the original in Portuguese by Antonio Victor Couto)|date=1978|publisher=Pereira, 1978|pages=1–231}}</ref> He is often associated with the Pan-Hindu God [[Shiva]].

Ravalnath is a guardian deity ([[Kshetrapala]]) who protects the locality from climatic disasters, witchcraft and snakebites. Ravalnath along with [[Santeri]], [[Bhumika]], [[Bhutnath]] and [[Betal]] is a popular folk deity worshipped as [[Gramadevata]] (village god) in most villages of Goa and Sindhudurg of Maharashtra.<ref name=mitra />

==Etymology==
The origin of word Ravalnath is a matter of conjecture. [[Mahadevshastri Joshi]], derives the word from the word [[Ashta Bhairava#Ruru|''{{IAST|Ruru}}'']], who is one of the Ashta Bhairava, eight forms of the god [[Bhairava]] - a ferocious aspect of the god [[Shiva]].{{Ref label|b|b|none}} The iconography of Ravalnath is same as that of Bhairava.<ref name=joshi>{{cite book|last1=Joshi|first1=Mahadevshastri|title=Gajati Daivate(गाजती दैवते) in Marathi|publisher=Continental Prakashan|location=Pune|pages=90–104}}</ref> According to [[Shenoi Goembab]], the word ''Raval'' (from the word ''Ravalnath'') comes from the word ''Rahulbhadra'' which was also the personal name of Buddhist philosopher [[Nagarjuna]].[[Rahula|Rahul]] was also the name of [[Buddha]]'s son. As per his view during the Buddhist period, some Buddhist might have come to Goa and the worship of Ravalnath was mainly due to this Buddhist tradition. These views of Shenoi Goembab are not accepted by mainstream scholars.<ref name=mitra /> Some other speculations suggested that the word Ravalnath is derived from [[Tamil language|Tamil]] word ''Iravalnath'' and in Tamil ''Iraval'' means begging for alms, and is connected to [[Bhikshatana|{{IAST|Bhikṣāṭanamūrti}}]] aspect of Shiva.<ref name=mitra /> Ravalnath is sometimes considered as one of the three hundred ''[[Gana|{{IAST|Gaṇas}}]]'' of Shiva.<ref name=census>{{cite journal|last1=Manager of Publications|title=Census of India, 1961: Maharashtra|journal=Part 6|date=1966|volume=10|issue= 1 of Census of India, 1961, India. Office of the Registrar General|page=128}}</ref>

The cult of Ravalnath is supposed to have been influenced by [[Nath]]ism; it is suggested that Nath cult absorbed Ravalnath as suggested by the suffix ''nath''.<ref name=puratan>{{cite journal|last1=Directorate of Archaeology & Museums|title=Puratan|journal=Department of Archaeology and Museums, Madhya Pradesh|date=1989|volume= 6-7|pages=48–56}}</ref>

The earliest inscription referring to Ravalnath, called ''Ravaluba'', is dated to the [[Hoysala Empire|Hoysala period]]. In another inscription from Goa, Ravalnath is referred to as ''Ravaloba'' as well as ''Ravaleshwar''. [[Shilahara|Southern Silaharas]], who ruled North Goa and the present Sindhudurg and part of [[Ratnagiri district]] and [[Kadambas of Goa]], were devotees of Shiva. However, references to Ravalnath are not found either in Silaharas or Kadamba inscriptions. There are a two inscriptions in [[Nagari script]] and from ''Velus'' village of [[Sattari|Sattari taluka]] referring to Ravalnath from [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagara period]].<ref name=mitra/>

==Iconography==
Ravalnath is mostly depicted standing, with his left leg slightly bent. He has four hands and holds in the front right hand sword ({{IAST|Khaḍga}}) and in the left hand bowl of ambrosia ({{IAST|Pānapātra}}), in the lower right hand a [[trishula]] (trident) and in left hand, a [[damaru]] (drum). He wears a crown, a [[Mundamala|garland of human skulls]] ({{IAST|Runḍamāla}}) and a [[dhoti]]. He has a moustache. A female attendant with a [[fly-whisk]] ({{IAST|Cāmara}}) may be shown on his side; occasionally two attendants on either side are seen. Ravalnath is also worshiped in the form of [[Linga]] (Shiva's aniconic form).<ref name=mitra /> A horse is mostly depicted as his mount in iconography.

==Worship==
Ravalnath is a popular deity of all social classes in coastal Maharashtra and Goa. However previously the [[Dvija|upper caste]]s, especially the [[Brahmin]]s and the royals of Goa, frowned upon the worship of Ravalnath, who was considered as the deity of the masses. During the 14th and 15th century, Ravalnath was accepted as a guardian deity by all. He is now a [[Kuladevata]] (tutelary deity) of all the castes of Goa. Though there is no reference to him in the ''[[Sahyadrikhanda]]'' of the ''[[Skanda Purana]]'', the 17th-century ''{{IAST|Koṅkaṇa Mahātmya}}'' attributed to [[Gowd Saraswat Brahmin|Saraswats]] of Goa does mention Ravalnath. The absence of Ravalnath in Brahminical scriptures could be a possible reason to the initial resistance of the upper castes.<ref name=mitra />

The rituals for Ravalnath are especially performed between [[Vijayadashami|Dasara]] to [[Kojagiri Purnima]] and on [[Shigmo]] in some places. Icons of Ravalnath (as well as some other local guardian deities of non-Brahminical origin) are usually images, but festive bantons called ''Taranga'', decorated with [[Saree|nine yard sarees]] and a metal ''palm'' or a face of the deity is fitted on the top of the banton.<ref name=puratan /> Possessions (''Bhaar'' or ''Avsar'') is a very important aspect of Ravalnath worship, where he is said to communicate and bless the devotees via a possessed medium. Blood sacrifices of cocks or goats are offered to him in some places. The ritual of sprinkling the blood of the cocks offered to tarangas on cooked rice is called ''charu''.<ref name=puratan />

==Temples==
There are eight independent temples of Ravalnath in Goa where he is the presiding deity and more than 42 shrines where he is venerated as a subsidiary ({{IAST|Parivar devatā)}}.<ref name=mitra /><ref name=kalika />

==Notes==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{note label|a|a|none}}Most of the old documents of the colonial era mention the name ''Roulu'' which is a Portuguese version of the local word ''Ravalu''.<ref name=kalika /> Ravalu or Roulu is also a common [[given name]] in Goa.
*{{note label|b|b|none}}As mentioned about Ravalnath has been commonly known as ''Raulu'', the word Raulu can be derived from the word ''Ruru'',<ref name=joshi /> In Konkani ''Ru'' can be sometimes pronounced as ''Rau'' as in ''[[Rudra]]'' is pronounced as ''Roudiro''. The change of ''{{IAST|ra}}'' ([[Devanagari]]:र) to ''{{IAST|la}}'' ([[Devanagari]]:ल), also common in most [[Indo-Aryan languages]], furthermore in Konkani ''{{IAST|la}}'' ([[Devanagari]]:ल) changes to {{IAST|ḷha}}([[Devanagari]]:ळ).

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.shrishivanathravalnath.org/ Shri Shivanath Ravalnath Mandir, Karwar, Karnataka]
*[http://www.shrishivanathravalnath.org/ Shri Ravalnath Mandir, Satarda, Maharashtra]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc8hJsS5vDk Tarang utsav during Dasara at Pedne Ravalnath temple, Goa]
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