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{{Infobox animal
| name = Waghya
| image = RaigadFort8.jpg
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| caption = Statue of Waghya at [[Raigad Fort]]
| othername = Vaghya
| species = [[Dog]]
| breed = Mixed
| gender = Male
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| death_date = 1680
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| resting_place = [[Raigad Fort|Raigad]], [[Maratha Empire]]
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| owner = [[Shivaji]]
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'''Waghya''' (meaning tiger in [[Marathi language|Marathi]]) was a mixed-breed pet dog of [[Maratha]] king [[Shivaji]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Maratha outfit declares war on Shivaji Maharaj's dog|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/maratha-outfit-declares-war-on-shivaji-Maharaj's-dog-371119.html|publisher=[[News 18]]|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Loyal To The End (& Beyond): History's 10 Most Faithful Dogs|url=http://petslady.com/article/loyal-end-beyond-history-s-10-most-faithful-dogs|publisher=Petslady.com|date=July 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The real Indian dog|url=http://www.frontline.in/books/the-real-indian-dog/article9775077.ece#test|newspaper=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|date=August 4, 2017}}</ref> known as the epitome of loyalty and eternal devotion. After [[Shivaji]]'s death, he is said to have jumped into his master's funeral pyre and immolated himself.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bogart Morrow|first1=Laurie|title=The Giant Book of Dog Names|date=October 9, 2012|publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]]|isbn=9781451666915|page=406|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_9yBB54VXgcC&q=Waghya+dog&pg=PA406}}</ref>

A statue was put up on a pedestal next to [[Shivaji]]'s samadhi at [[Raigad Fort]]. In 2011 the statue of Waghya was removed by alleged members of the [[Sambhaji Brigade]] as a protest but was later reinstalled.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shaikh|first1=Zeeshan|title=Remove dog statue from Shivaji memorial, says Sambhaji Brigade|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/remove-dog-statue-from-shivaji-memorial-says-sambhaji-brigade/story-O4IlBN8YS7IB5bFgM7I96I.html|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=May 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh Parmar|first1=Aditya|title=Shivaji's Dog Restored Its Place at Raigarh|url=http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/Shivaji_Maharaj's/DNIND12797|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA India]]|date=August 8, 2012}}</ref>

== Monument ==
In memory of Waghya, a memorial was built next to [[Shivaji]]'s samadhi at [[Raigad Fort]] with a donation by [[Indore]]’s [[Holkar|Prince Tukoji Holkar]] in 1906, who gave {{INRConvert|5|k|year=1906}} towards the dog's statue.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Deshpande|first1=Devidas|title=Dog-eats-dog politics wants statue of Shivaji's pet out|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/MIRRORNEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=MIRRORNEW&BaseHref=BGMIR%2F2011%2F05%2F27&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar01101&AppName=1|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=May 27, 2011}}</ref>

Reportedly by [[Mid-Day]], the statue of Waghya was erected on a [[Samadhi]] at Shivaji's memorial in 1936 under the banner of Shri Shivaji Raigad Smarak Samati (SSRSS) in leadership of [[Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sabnis|first1=Vivek|title=Now, outfit declares war on Shivaji's dog|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/now-outfit-declares-war-on-shivaji-s-dog/123128|newspaper=[[Mid-Day]]|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref>

== Attack on Waghya's Statue on Raigarh Fort ==
In 2011, [[Sambhaji Brigade]], an extremist group was responsible for a protest and attack against Waghya's statue located on [[Raigad Fort]] next to [[Shivaji]]'s memorial. The group claimed that the dog was not real and there shouldn't be a memorial for it. This act was strongly opposed by local [[Dhangar]] community for they believe that the dog was real.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110529171736/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/maratha-outfit-declares-war-on-shivajis-dog/154543-3.html Maratha outfit declares war on Shivaji's dog ], [[IBN Live]]</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Legend of Shivaji's loyal dog questioned, statue removed|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/legend-of-shivaji-s-loyal-dog-questioned-statue-removed-112080100619_1.html|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=January 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=73 held for removing Shivaji dog's statue from Raigad fort|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-73-held-for-removing-shivaji-dog-s-statue-from-raigad-fort-1723352|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA India]]|date=August 3, 2012}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
Waghya's heroic story was portrayed in ''Rajsanyas'', a play by [[Ram Ganesh Gadkari]], a noted Marathi playwright.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mulla|first1=Mohsin|title=Dog statue near Shivaji memorial draws ire|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-dog-statue-near-shivaji-memorial-draws-ire-1546818|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|date=May 24, 2011}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Raigad Sivaji's Waghya Samadhi 02.jpg|Waghya's samadhi is located on [[Raigad fort]]
File:RaigadFort8.jpg| Statue of Waghya, the pet dog of [[Shivaji]]
File:Samadhi of waghya dog of shivaji maharaj.jpg|Waghya's Statue
File:Raigad Sivaji's Waghya Samadhi 01.JPG|Statue of Waghya, the pet dog of [[Shivaji]]
</gallery>
== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |author1=Jackie Buckle |title=Monumental Tales: The Fascinating Stories Behind the World's Pet Statues and Memorials |date=2019 |publisher=ISD LLC |isbn=9780718847937 |page=75 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o9HgDwAAQBAJ&q=Waghya&pg=PA75}}
* {{cite book |author1=Oliva Green |title=YOURS MOST OBEDIENT Dog Stories of Love and Loyalty |date=2019 |publisher=UB Tech |page=18, 19, 20 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/YOURS_MOST_OBEDIENT/K9-wDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Waghya+dog&pg=PA19&printsec=frontcover}}
* {{cite book |author1=Hiranmay Karlekar |title=Savage Humans and Stray Dogs: A study in Aggression |date=2008 |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=978-9352801244 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Savage_Humans_and_Stray_Dogs/_TJFDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Waghya+dog&pg=PT92&printsec=frontcover}}
* {{cite book |author1=Waman Vishwanath Soman |title=The Indian Dog |date=1963 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |page=XXVIII |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Indian_Dog/je8OAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Waghya+dog&dq=Waghya+dog&printsec=frontcover}}
* {{cite book |author1=S. Theodore Baskaran |authorlink1=S. Theodore Baskaran |title=The Book of Indian Dogs |date=2017 |publisher=[[Aleph Book Company]] |isbn=978-9384067571 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/barking-up-the-right-tree/story-te2jFVdctzA78gt9hewjmO.html}}
== See also ==
* [[List of individual dogs]]
* [[Raigad fort]]

==References==
{{reflist|28em}}

[[Category:Indian folklore]]
[[Category:Maratha Empire]]
[[Category:History of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Individual dogs]]
[[Category:Shivaji]]

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