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India: Women pray at the Jakh Temple of Kutch (Jakh Botera< / i>), dedicated to the 72 Jakhs or Yaksha warriors, Kutch, Gujarat State

Jakh Botera, Jakhdada, Jakkha Bautera, 72 Yaksha or Bohter Yaksha, literally seventy-two Yaksha warriors, are a group of folk deities worshipped widely in the Kutch district of Gujarat.<br/><br/>. The Jakhs are said to have been shipwrecked on the Kutch coast and came ashore at a place now known as Jakhau. Described as tall and with fair complexions and an advanced culture, their traditional number is seventy-two with at least one woman.<br/><br/>. Kutch (often spelled Kachch) is the northwestern part of the Indian state of Gujarat, divided from the main part of the state by the Arabian Sea and a stretch of salt marshes. To its north lies the Pakistani province of Sind. The name Kutch is said to be derived from the Kachelas, a sub-caste of the <i>lohar</i> (blacksmiths) or <i>soni</i> (goldsmiths) castes.
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India: Women pray at the Jakh Temple of Kutch (Jakh Botera< / i>), dedicated to the 72 Jakhs or Yaksha warriors, Kutch, Gujarat State
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Jakh Botera, Jakhdada, Jakkha Bautera, 72 Yaksha or Bohter Yaksha, literally seventy-two Yaksha warriors, are a group of folk deities worshipped widely in the Kutch district of Gujarat.

. The Jakhs are said to have been shipwrecked on the Kutch coast and came ashore at a place now known as Jakhau. Described as tall and with fair complexions and an advanced culture, their traditional number is seventy-two with at least one woman.

. Kutch (often spelled Kachch) is the northwestern part of the Indian state of Gujarat, divided from the main part of the state by the Arabian Sea and a stretch of salt marshes. To its north lies the Pakistani province of Sind. The name Kutch is said to be derived from the Kachelas, a sub-caste of the lohar (blacksmiths) or soni (goldsmiths) castes.
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3302 x 5100 px | 48.2 MB
Tamaño impresión:
28.0 x 43.2 cm | 11.0 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)
Palabras clave:
ASIA • ASIATICO • CABALLO • CABALLOS • DEIDAD • DIVINIDAD • ESTATUA • GUERRERO • HINDU • HINDUISMO • INDIA • INDIO • RELIGION • STATUE