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Tusu Devi

तुसु देवी
Also known as: Tusu Devī, Tusu, Harvest Goddess, Rural Bengal

About

A harvest goddess worshipped in rural Bengal, particularly in the Purulia, Bankura, and Birbhum regions. Celebrated during the Tusu festival in January (Makar Sankranti). Represented by clay idols decorated with flowers. Associated with harvest, fertility, and the end of winter.

Attributes

Harvest goddessFolk deityRural BengalFertilityMakar Sankranti

Symbols

Clay idolFlowersHarvestDrumSong

Associated Mantras

Tusu songs (folk)
Tusu Stotram

Festivals

Tusu FestivalMakar SankrantiAnnual harvest celebrations

Scriptures

Folk traditionsTusu songs

Regions Worshipped

West Bengal (Purulia, Bankura, Birbhum)JharkhandOdisha

Iconography

Clay idols decorated with flowers and simple ornaments. Often represented by a simple female figure. Celebrated with songs and processions.