Jumadi, also known as Dhumavati, is an androgynous deity worshipped in the Buta Kola folk tradition, a form of spirit worship popular among the Tuluva people of the coastal districts of Karnataka, India. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Attestation
Veneration TodayActively venerated in a living tradition 1 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Function
Domain / Function Identity
GenderAndrogynous / dual-gendered 2 Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Wikipedia, "Jumadi"
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Jumadi, also known as Dhumavati, is an androgynous deity worshipped in the Buta Kola folk tradition.
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