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Bonbibi
Banbibi ((ベンガル語:বনবিবি), the lady of the forest), also Bandevi, Bandurga and Byaghradevi is a guardian spirit of the forests venerated by both the Hindu and the Muslim residents of the Sundarbans (spread across West Bengal state in eastern India and Bangladesh). She is called upon mostly by the honey-collectors and the woodcutters before entering the forest for protection against the attacks from the tigers. It is believed that the demon king, Dakkhin Rai (the lord of the south), an arch-enemy of Banbibi actually appears in the disguise of a tiger and attacks human beings.
==The narratives of Banbibi==
The narratives of Banbibi are found in several texts named as the ''Banbibir Keramati'' (the magical deeds of Banbibi) or the ''Banbibir Jahuranama'' (glory to Banbibi). Amongst its earliest poets, Bayanuddin and Mohammad Khater are well known and their texts are almost similar.〔Sen, Sukumar (1993). ''Islami Bangla Sahitya'' (in Bengali), Kolkata: Ananda Publishers, ISBN 81-7215-301-5, pp.73-82〕 These texts consist of two major episodes, her battle with Dakkhin Rai and the narrative of Dukhe.
In ''The Hungry Tide'', his 2004 environmentalist novel, Amitav Ghosh mentioned two accounts of the Banbibi story of "Dukhey's Redemption."〔Ghosh, Amitav. ''The Hungry Tide: A Novel.'', Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005: pp. 84-88, 292-97.〕
In "River of Fire", Qurratul Hyder mentions in footnote that "Ban-Bibi" is Fatima, daughter of prophet Muhammad and she is revered as the patroness of the woods by the forest dwelling Muslims of Bengal.
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