Bilasa Devi

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Bilasa Devi is a legendary fisherwoman revered in the Bilaspur region of India, regarded as the folk heroine after whom the city is named.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bilasa Devi canonical 1
Bilasa Devi Kevat 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf folk heroine ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ
associatedWith Bilaspur ⓘ
fishing community ⓘ
commemoratedBy local stories and songs ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalContext Chhattisgarh folk tradition ⓘ
Indian folklore ⓘ
etymologicallyRelatedTo name of Bilaspur city ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasTitle Devi ⓘ
honoredAs local deity (folk belief) ⓘ
languageOfTradition Chhattisgarhi ⓘ
mythStatus legendary rather than historically attested ⓘ
namesakeOf Bilaspur ⓘ
occupation fisherwoman ⓘ
region Bilaspur region ⓘ
linked to: Bilaspur district
religiousContext Hindu folk religion ⓘ
reveredIn Bilaspur region ⓘ
linked to: Bilaspur district
roleInTradition protector of local people (in legend) ⓘ
symbol of courage ⓘ
symbol of sacrifice ⓘ
symbolizes bravery of local women ⓘ
connection to rivers and water bodies ⓘ
veneratedBy local residents of Bilaspur region ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bilaspur → namedAfter → Bilasa Devi ⓘ
Bilasa Devi Kevat Airport → namedAfter → Bilasa Devi Kevat ⓘ
linked to: Bilasa Devi