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	Sarna Burhi is described as being a goddess associated with spirits, rain, and plants. In the culture of the [[Munda people\|Munda]] and [[Kurukh people]]s (both of which constitute part of the [[Adivasi]] peoples),<ref name=":1">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/?id=UZyjAQAAQBAJ~~&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123~~&dq=Sarna+Burhi+goddess~~#v=onepage~~&q=~~Sarna%20Burhi%20goddess&f=false~~\|title=The Forest in Folklore and Mythology\|last=Porteous\|first=Alexander\|date=2012-04-03\|publisher=Courier Corporation\|isbn=9780486120324\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Sarna Burhi is depicted as the guardian of [[Sarna (sacred sites)\|Sarna]], sacred groves of trees that serve as refuges for spirits displaced by human activity.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/?id=KwKrCQAAQBAJ~~&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7~~&dq=Sarna+Burhi+goddess~~#v=onepage~~&q=~~Sarna%20Burhi%20goddess&f=false~~\|title=Women in India: A Social and Cultural History [2 volumes]: A Social and Cultural History\|last=Raman\|first=Sita Anantha\|date=2009-06-08\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|isbn=9780313014406\|language=en}}</ref> These sites are described by some sources as remnant of old [[Shorea robusta\|Sal forests]] which used to cover parts of Bengal's landscape.<ref name=":1" /> In the tradition of the peoples who worship at the groves, the Sal trees cause misfortune to fall on any who harm or cut down the trees that make up a Sarna.<ref name=":2">http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/sahyadri_enews/newsletter/issue4/Yogesh_Anno_bib.pdf</ref> Rather, the groves are treated as sacred places.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Damodaran\|first=Vinita\|date=August 2002\|title=History, landscape, and indigeneity in Chotanagpur, 1850–1980\|journal=South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies\|language=en\|volume=25\|issue=2\|pages=77–110\|doi=10.1080/00856400208723476\|issn=0085-6401}}</ref><ref name=":2" />		Sarna Burhi is described as being a goddess associated with spirits, rain, and plants. In the culture of the [[Munda people\|Munda]] and [[Kurukh people]]s (both of which constitute part of the [[Adivasi]] peoples),<ref name=":1">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UZyjAQAAQBAJ&dq=Sarna+Burhi+goddess&pg=PA123\|title=The Forest in Folklore and Mythology\|last=Porteous\|first=Alexander\|date=2012-04-03\|publisher=Courier Corporation\|isbn=9780486120324\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Sarna Burhi is depicted as the guardian of [[Sarna (sacred sites)\|Sarna]], sacred groves of trees that serve as refuges for spirits displaced by human activity.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KwKrCQAAQBAJ&dq=Sarna+Burhi+goddess&pg=PA7\|title=Women in India: A Social and Cultural History [2 volumes]: A Social and Cultural History\|last=Raman\|first=Sita Anantha\|date=2009-06-08\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|isbn=9780313014406\|language=en}}</ref> These sites are described by some sources as remnant of old [[Shorea robusta\|Sal forests]] which used to cover parts of Bengal's landscape.<ref name=":1" /> In the tradition of the peoples who worship at the groves, the Sal trees cause misfortune to fall on any who harm or cut down the trees that make up a Sarna.<ref name=":2">{{cite web \|url=http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/sahyadri_enews/newsletter/issue4/Yogesh_Anno_bib.pdf \|title=Sacred Groves of India: An Annotated Bibliography \|website=Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore}}</ref> Rather, the groves are treated as sacred places.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Damodaran\|first=Vinita\|date=August 2002\|title=History, landscape, and indigeneity in Chotanagpur, 1850–1980\|journal=South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies\|language=en\|volume=25\|issue=2\|pages=77–110\|doi=10.1080/00856400208723476\|s2cid=145545087\|issn=0085-6401}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

	Sarna play a significant role in the religious activities of several cultures originating in Bengal, where individual villages often worship their own pantheon of deities.<ref name=":3" /> The goddess Sarna Burhi resides in and protects these sacred spaces and as such worshipers of the faith pay homage to her during religious festivals that involve the Sarna.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />		Sarna play a significant role in the religious activities of several cultures originating in Bengal, where individual villages often worship their own pantheon of deities.<ref name=":3" /> The goddess Sarna Burhi resides in and protects these sacred spaces and as such worshipers of the faith pay homage to her during religious festivals that involve the Sarna.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

	In the culture of the Munda peoples, some villages participate in a religious ceremony held in honor of Sarna Burhi.<ref name=":0" /> During the ceremony, several fowl are ritually slaughtered in front of an idol or symbol of the goddess near the Sarna.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/?id=q-Y5DwAAQBAJ~~&pg=PT61&lpg=PT61~~&dq~~=Sarna+Burhi#v=onepage&q~~=Sarna+Burhi&f=~~false~~\|title=The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2)\|last=Frazer\|first=James\|date=2018-07-11\|publisher=Litres\|isbn=9785040868858\|language=en}}</ref> The worshipers then hold a feast during which the fowl are consumed. A procession, accompanied by music (produced by drums and horns), is then started leading back to the village;<ref name=":0" /> the worshipers also spread sal blossoms in their wake, which are later used to decorate the doors of the village's houses.<ref name=":0" />		In the culture of the Munda peoples, some villages participate in a religious ceremony held in honor of Sarna Burhi.<ref name=":0" /> During the ceremony, several fowl are ritually slaughtered in front of an idol or symbol of the goddess near the Sarna.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-Y5DwAAQBAJ&dq=Sarna+Burhi&pg=PT61\|title=The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2)\|last=Frazer\|first=James\|date=2018-07-11\|publisher=Litres\|isbn=9785040868858\|language=en}}</ref> The worshipers then hold a feast during which the fowl are consumed. A procession, accompanied by music (produced by drums and horns), is then started leading back to the village;<ref name=":0" /> the worshipers also spread sal blossoms in their wake, which are later used to decorate the doors of the village's houses.<ref name=":0" />

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{{Short description|Tree goddess worshiped by some Bengali peoples}}
'''Sarna Burhi''' ([[English language|en]]: '''Woman of the Grove''') is a [[deity]] worshiped by various [[Animism|animist]] peoples living in the [[Bengal region]] of [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]. Sarna Burhi is depicted as the goddess of [[Shorea robusta|Sal tree]] groves and she is strongly associated with water and plant life. The deity is traditionally worshiped by the [[Munda people|Munda]], [[Kurukh people|Kurukh]], and [[Kurukh people|Oraon peoples]] of [[Bengal]].

== Description ==
Sarna Burhi is described as being a goddess associated with spirits, rain, and plants. In the culture of the [[Munda people|Munda]] and [[Kurukh people]]s (both of which constitute part of the [[Adivasi]] peoples),<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=UZyjAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=Sarna+Burhi+goddess#v=onepage&q=Sarna%20Burhi%20goddess&f=false|title=The Forest in Folklore and Mythology|last=Porteous|first=Alexander|date=2012-04-03|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=9780486120324|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Sarna Burhi is depicted as the guardian of [[Sarna (sacred sites)|Sarna]], sacred groves of trees that serve as refuges for spirits displaced by human activity.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=KwKrCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=Sarna+Burhi+goddess#v=onepage&q=Sarna%20Burhi%20goddess&f=false|title=Women in India: A Social and Cultural History [2 volumes]: A Social and Cultural History|last=Raman|first=Sita Anantha|date=2009-06-08|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313014406|language=en}}</ref> These sites are described by some sources as remnant of old [[Shorea robusta|Sal forests]] which used to cover parts of Bengal's landscape.<ref name=":1" /> In the tradition of the peoples who worship at the groves, the Sal trees cause misfortune to fall on any who harm or cut down the trees that make up a Sarna.<ref name=":2">http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/sahyadri_enews/newsletter/issue4/Yogesh_Anno_bib.pdf</ref> Rather, the groves are treated as sacred places.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Damodaran|first=Vinita|date=August 2002|title=History, landscape, and indigeneity in Chotanagpur, 1850–1980|journal=South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies|language=en|volume=25|issue=2|pages=77–110|doi=10.1080/00856400208723476|issn=0085-6401}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

Sarna play a significant role in the religious activities of several cultures originating in Bengal, where individual villages often worship their own pantheon of deities.<ref name=":3" /> The goddess Sarna Burhi resides in and protects these sacred spaces and as such worshipers of the faith pay homage to her during religious festivals that involve the Sarna.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

In the culture of the Munda peoples, some villages participate in a religious ceremony held in honor of Sarna Burhi.<ref name=":0" /> During the ceremony, several fowl are ritually slaughtered in front of an idol or symbol of the goddess near the Sarna.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=q-Y5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT61&lpg=PT61&dq=Sarna+Burhi#v=onepage&q=Sarna+Burhi&f=false|title=The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2)|last=Frazer|first=James|date=2018-07-11|publisher=Litres|isbn=9785040868858|language=en}}</ref> The worshipers then hold a feast during which the fowl are consumed. A procession, accompanied by music (produced by drums and horns), is then started leading back to the village;<ref name=":0" /> the worshipers also spread sal blossoms in their wake, which are later used to decorate the doors of the village's houses.<ref name=":0" />

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[[Category:Asian goddesses]]
[[Category:Rain deities]]
[[Category:Tree goddesses]]

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