Sun-Giver
Garo · deity · primordial / perpetual · Recorded classification
Solar and harvest deity, the most intimately worshipped Garo god in agricultural life. 'Saljong' (sal = sun) ~ the sun itself; 'Misi Saljong' couples him with Misi, the rice/crop power. Latin (Roman) script with Bengali transliteration noted. Playfair 1909 documents Wangala.
Domains
- sun and light
- crops fertility and harvest
Powers
- give crops and ripen the harvest
- receive the Wangala harvest thanksgiving
Epithets
- Misi Saljong Saljong coupled with Misi, the rice/crop power; the sun-god of crops and fertility worshipped at WangalaWikipedia, 'Songsarek'; Wikipedia, 'Wangala' (secondary)
Sources
- Saljong (Misi Saljong) is the Garo sun-god, giver of crops and of all gifts to humankind, honoured at the post-harvest Wangala ('Hundred Drums') festival.: A. Playfair, The Garos, London, 1909 (ethnography)