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Oladevi is the goddess of cholera and is worshipped by people of Bengal region (consisting of the present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal) and Marwar, Rajasthan. The goddess is also known as Olaichandi, Olabibi and Bibima. She is venerated by Hindus and Muslims of Bengal.
She is also worshipped in Rajasthan as Maa Sheetala, saving her devotees from diseases like cholera, jaundice, diarrhoea and other stomach related diseases. She is called Ori Mata. In Marwari tradition, she has no fixed iconography but generally she is depicted like Sheetala.
Oladevi is an important part of folk tradition in Bengal, and is honoured by communities of different religions and cultures.[1][2][3]
- ^ Oladevi - Banglapedia
- ^ Islam in Bangladesh
- ^ Ralph W. Nicholas. Fruits of Worship: Practical Religion in Bengal. Page 205. Orient Longman, 2003. ISBN 81-8028-006-3