Supreme Sun-Creator
Santal · deity · primordial / creation time (Hihiri Pipiri) · deity
Pan-Munda high god; Sing Bonga = sun-god (Santali siṅ 'sun' + boṅga 'deity').
Domains
- creation
- sun
Powers
- fashions the first human pair from a bird's eggs
- preserves and orders the created world
- breathes the life-force (jiu) into the first human pair
Epithets
- Thakur Jiu