Central Bhil/Rathwa deity of the Pithora painting tradition (eastern Gujarat / western Madhya Pradesh). The painting is the cult: a vow-discharging ritual fresco depicting the Bhil creation.
Domains
fertility and prosperity
Powers
fulfils vows of prosperity in return for a painted wall
embodies the whole created cosmos in the wall-painting
Sources
Jain, J. (1984). Painted Myths of Creation: Art and Ritual of an Indian Tribe. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi.
Tilche, A. (2022). Adivasi Art and Activism. Univ. of Washington Press.