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Śītalā (Hindu deity)

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Personal name headingŚītalā (Hindu deity)
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Variant(s)Shitala (Hindu deity)
Sheetala (Hindu deity)
Found inBuddhist goddess Parṇaśabarī and Hindu goddess Sītalā, 2014: t.p. (Śītalā)
Wikipedia, viewed 2014-10-10 (Shitala (Sheetala), also called Sitala (śītalā), is a Hindu goddess widely worshipped in North India, West Bengal, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan as the pox-goddess. She is the Goddess of sores, ghouls, pustules and diseases, acclaimed by Hindus; Shitala Devi)
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