| LC control no. | n 2018241755 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Khaṇḍobā (Hindu deity) |
| Variant(s) | Śrīkhaṇḍerāyā (Hindu deity) Śrīkhaṇḍobā (Hindu deity) Khanderao (Hindu deity) Khaṇḍerāya (Hindu deity) Mailāra (Hindu deity) Mailāralinga (Hindu deity) Malik Ārjuna (Hindu deity) |
| Associated country | India |
| Associated place | Maharashtra (India) |
| Found in | Kuladaivata Khaṇḍobā, 28 Mārca, 2017: title page (Khaṇḍobā) preliminary page 21 (Khaṇḍobā, hindu deity of various castes and tribes in Maharashtra, India) Bhaktimalhāra, 25 Ôgasṭa, 2017: page 5 (Śrīkhaṇḍerāyā; Śrīkhaṇḍobā) page 7 (Khaṇḍobā; 11 famous temples of Khaṇḍobā, in Maharashtra and Karnataka) Hindu world: an encyclopedic survey of Hinduism, 1983: volume 1, page 548 (Khandoba/Khanderao, a pre-Aryan deity of southern and western India, widely worshipped in Maharashtra and regarded as the guardian deity of the Deccan. Legend relates that the giant Manimalla, twin asuras Mani and Malla, troubled the earth, impeding the labours of the sudras, terrorizing the vaisyas, slaying the kshattriyas, and interfering with the sacrifices of the brahmins. the people of the earth appealed to Khandoba for protection and he went forth aganinst the demon and after a fierce strugle lasing six days overcame him. Khandoba originally had the head of a dog, and to this day his worship retains relics of his canine pedigree. Cynocephalic images were placed in his temple till the middle of the last century. In time, he became identified with Siva and was sometimes referred to as Mallari (ari, 'enemy' of Malla). Siva himself being commonly worshipped in dog-form untill the philosopher Sankara put an end to the sacrilege in the ninth century) Sri Martanda devasthana, Jejuri, viewed April 23, 2018 (Khaṇḍobā, Khaṇḍerāya; home deity of various castes and tribes in Maharashtra, India) <http://www.khandoba.com> Mailaralinga jātre, 2007: p. vii (cult of Mailāralinga--Mailāra, Malik Ārjuna, or Khaṇḍobā) |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 99001939 |
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