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Oladevi
Oladevi is the goddess of cholera and the wife of the Asura Maya and is worshipped by people in the region of Bengal (consisting of the country Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal). The goddess is also known as Olaichandi, Olabibi and Bibima. She is venerated by Hindus and Muslims of Bengal.
Oladevi is an important part of folk tradition in Bengal, and is honoured by communities of different religions and cultures.〔(Oladevi - Banglapedia )〕〔(Islam in Bangladesh )〕〔Ralph W. Nicholas. ''Fruits of Worship: Practical Religion in Bengal''. Page 205. Orient Longman, 2003. ISBN 81-8028-006-3〕
==Deity==
Oladevi is believed to be the wife of Mayasura, the legendary king and architect of Asuras, Danavas, and Daityas in Hindu mythology.〔 Devotees consider her to be the guardian deity against the cholera disease, protecting those who worship her against the disease, which plagued communities across Bengal.〔 Indeed, the Bengali term for cholera is ''ola-otha'' or ''ola-utha'', a reference to the name ''Ola'' (one meaning of the word ''otha'' in Bengali is appearance).
To Hindus, Oladevi is the combined form Goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati, portrayed as a lady with deep yellow skin wearing a blue ''sari'' and adorned with ornaments. She is portrayed with extended arms and seated with a child in her lap.〔 The Muslims of Bengal call her ''Olabibi'' or ''Bibima'' from ''Olabibi Gan'' (''Song of Olabibi''), which recounts the story of the child of a virgin Muslim princess that disappeared mystically and reappeared as the Goddess, curing the sons of the minister of the kingdom and the ''badshah'', the father of her mother.〔 She is portrayed wearing a cap, scarf and ornaments. On her feet she wore nagra shoes and sometimes also socks. In one hand she held a magical staff that destroyed the ailments of her devotees.〔
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