Meldi Mata is a Hindu goddess and household deity[1] who protects farmland.[2] A legend says that she can grant any wish.[3] She is mainly famous in the western state of Gujarat.[4][5][6][7] She is a revered goddess for gujrati farming Hindus[8] and people of Chunvalia Koli.[9] Her vahana is a goat.[10][11] She has eight hands which hold a variety of weapons.[12]
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^Maa meldi tari mer. OCLC 71009991 – via Worldcat.
^Gujarat (India) (1977). Gazetteers: Surendranagar District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications.
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^Gujarat (India) (1975). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Junagadh. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State.
^Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. 2003. ISBN 978-81-7991-106-8.
^Desai, Govindbhai Hathibhai (1932). Hindu Families in Gujarat: Being an Account of Their Domestic, Social and Economic Life. Baroda State Press.
^Tambs-Lyche, Harald (1996-12-31). Power, Profit, and Poetry: Traditional Society in Kathiawar, Western India. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-176-1.
^Larson, Gerald James; Pal, Pratapaditya; Smith, H. Daniel (1997). Changing Myths and Images: Twentieth-century Popular Art in India. India Studies Program, Indiana University. ISBN 978-1-56727-006-8.
^Dwyer, Rachel (2013-09-12). What Do Hindus Believe?. Granta Books. ISBN 978-1-84708-940-3.
^Joshi, Om Prakash (1994). Gods of Heaven, Home of Gods: A Study of Popular Prints. Illustrated Book Publishers. ISBN 978-81-85683-05-8.
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