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'''Phul Mata''' is a [[Hindu]] [[goddess]] of disease, one of a group of seven sister goddesses with similar associations. Her sisters were [[Sitala Mata]], [[Badi Mata]], [[Pansahi Mata]], [[Gusulia Mata]], [[Kankar Mata]], and [[Malbal]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=6C1RAAAAYAAJ&q=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2tciFipfdAhUC34MKHcwuDuUQ6AEIJzAA|title=Census of India, 1901|last=Commissioner|first=India Census|date=1902|language=en}}</ref> As a group, they were well known in northern India, and were often represented by balls of clay.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=jAq2AAAAIAAJ&q=%22phulmata%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22phulmata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvoafajpfdAhVl4oMKHTgTCi8Q6AEIPDAE|title=Indian studies: past & present|date=1970|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=RehXAAAAYAAJ&q=%22phulmata%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22phulmata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvoafajpfdAhVl4oMKHTgTCi8Q6AEIRTAG|title=Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics|last=Hastings|first=James|date=1928|publisher=Scribner|language=en}}</ref> Phul Mata was specifically associated with [[typhoid fever]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=W8YXAQAAMAAJ&q=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2tciFipfdAhUC34MKHcwuDuUQ6AEISjAG|title=Economic and Political Weekly|date=1989|publisher=Sameeksha Trust|language=en}}</ref> |
'''Phul Mata''' is a [[Hindu]] [[goddess]] of disease, one of a group of seven sister goddesses with similar associations. Her sisters were [[Sitala Mata]], [[Badi Mata]], [[Pansahi Mata]], [[Gusulia Mata]], [[Kankar Mata]], and [[Malbal]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=6C1RAAAAYAAJ&q=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2tciFipfdAhUC34MKHcwuDuUQ6AEIJzAA|title=Census of India, 1901|last=Commissioner|first=India Census|date=1902|language=en}}</ref> As a group, they were well known in northern India, and were often represented by balls of clay.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=jAq2AAAAIAAJ&q=%22phulmata%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22phulmata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvoafajpfdAhVl4oMKHTgTCi8Q6AEIPDAE|title=Indian studies: past & present|date=1970|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=RehXAAAAYAAJ&q=%22phulmata%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22phulmata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvoafajpfdAhVl4oMKHTgTCi8Q6AEIRTAG|title=Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics|last=Hastings|first=James|date=1928|publisher=Scribner|language=en}}</ref> Phul Mata was specifically associated with [[typhoid fever]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=W8YXAQAAMAAJ&q=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2tciFipfdAhUC34MKHcwuDuUQ6AEISjAG|title=Economic and Political Weekly|date=1989|publisher=Sameeksha Trust|language=en}}</ref> |
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Phul Mata is mentioned in epic and [[Puranas|Puranic]] Hindu [[literature]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=aqDC5bwx4_wC&pg=PA247&dq=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2tciFipfdAhUC34MKHcwuDuUQ6AEIMjAC#v=onepage&q=%22phul%20mata%22%20-wikipedia&f=false|title=Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses|last=Jordan|first=Michael|date=2014-05-14|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=9781438109855|language=en}}</ref> She may have originally been perceived as a [[shakti]], a personification of divine power, but in Hinduism gradually became associated with evil intent and illness. She was said to inflict sickness on children under seven years of age.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=Z1MvAAAAYAAJ&q=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2tciFipfdAhUC34MKHcwuDuUQ6AEIPjAE|title=Hindu Deities: A Mythological Dictionary with Illustrations|last=Stutley|first=Margaret|date=2006|publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers|isbn=9788121511643|language=en}}</ref> |
Phul Mata is mentioned in epic and [[Puranas|Puranic]] Hindu [[literature]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=aqDC5bwx4_wC&pg=PA247&dq=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2tciFipfdAhUC34MKHcwuDuUQ6AEIMjAC#v=onepage&q=%22phul%20mata%22%20-wikipedia&f=false|title=Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses|last=Jordan|first=Michael|date=2014-05-14|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=9781438109855|language=en}}</ref> She may have originally been perceived as a [[shakti]], a personification of divine power, but in Hinduism gradually became associated with evil intent and illness. She was said to inflict sickness on children under seven years of age.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=Z1MvAAAAYAAJ&q=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22phul+mata%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2tciFipfdAhUC34MKHcwuDuUQ6AEIPjAE|title=Hindu Deities: A Mythological Dictionary with Illustrations|last=Stutley|first=Margaret|date=2006|publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers|isbn=9788121511643|language=en}}</ref> |
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Phul Mata is a Hindu goddess of disease, one of a group of seven sister goddesses with similar associations. Her sisters were Sitala Mata, Badi Mata, Pansahi Mata, Gusulia Mata, Kankar Mata, and Malbal.[1] As a group, they were well known in northern India, and were often represented by balls of clay.[2][3] Phul Mata was specifically associated with typhoid fever.[4]
Phul Mata is mentioned in epic and Puranic Hindu literature.[5] She may have originally been perceived as a shakti, a personification of divine power, but in Hinduism gradually became associated with evil intent and illness. She was said to inflict sickness on children under seven years of age.[6]
Sources
- ^ Commissioner, India Census (1902). Census of India, 1901.
- ^ Indian studies: past & present. 1970.
- ^ Hastings, James (1928). Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics. Scribner.
- ^ Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust. 1989.
- ^ Jordan, Michael (14 May 2014). Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438109855.
- ^ Stutley, Margaret (2006). Hindu Deities: A Mythological Dictionary with Illustrations. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 9788121511643.
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