Rain-King Indi

The prompt's 'Inddeo'. Bhil/Bhilala rain-god, name from Indra but embedded in tribal rain-ritual and Pithora iconography (most elaborated among the related Rathwa/Bhilala).

Domains

• rain and weather
• cattle and herds

Powers

• sends the monsoon rain
• appears among the mounted gods of the Pithora wall-painting

Sources

• Naik, T.B. (1956). The Bhils: A Study. Delhi.
• Koppers, W. (1948). Die Bhil in Zentralindien. Wien.
• Jain, J. (1984). Painted Myths of Creation: Art and Ritual of an Indian Tribe. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi.