Bangladesh · Bengal Delta
Serpent and forest protectors of the Bengal delta.
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goddess · Bengali / Bangladesh
Queen of Serpents
Manasa is honoured across Bengal as the goddess of snakes who protects from snakebite. The Manasamangal poems tell of her struggle to gain the devotion of the merchant Chand Sadagar.
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goddess · Sundarbans / Bangladesh
Lady of the Forest
Bonbibi is revered by both Muslim and Hindu communities of the Sundarbans as guardian of the forest, protecting honey collectors and woodcutters from the tiger-demon Dakshin Rai.
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