page_title: Hajong Hinduism
section_title: Gods
hierarchical_section_title: Hajong Hinduism / Gods
caption_attribution_description: English: Kâtkâ Dyao, the god of war and masculinity, the Hajong equivalent of Kartikeya.
context_page_description: Hajong Hinduism or Hajong folk religion, also called Dyaoism, is the form of Hinduism practiced by the Hajong people of Northeast India, they are the fourth largest ethnicity in the Indian state of Meghalaya. This is particularly associated with the Hajong people and represents a distinct form of Hindu worship incorporating tribal animism.
  Hajong Hinduism is the mixture of Hinduism and the animistic beliefs of the Hajong people. This sect of Hinduism includes worship of gods and deities of Hindu origin, demigods and spirits, all referred to as Dyao.
context_section_description: Shiva (Shib Dyao), Vishnu (Bisnu Dyao) and Durga (Durgâ Dyao) or Kali (Kali Dyao) are the supreme gods. Other Hindu deities like Lakshmi (Lukkhi Dyao), Sarasvati (Sorosuti Dyao), Krishna (Krisno Dyao), Ganesha (Gones Dyao) are worshipped by the Hajongs. Along with the Hindu deities, a number of traditional  deities are worshipped by the Hajong Hindus. Minor deities include disease causing spirits, river spirits and animal spirits. Hajongs are agrarian people, near the paddy fields animals like monkeys, elephants and foxes are offered rice and side dishes associated with each animal. The bastu group of deities also include a horse and an elephant.{{fact}
caption: Kâtkâ Dyao, the god of war and masculinity, the Hajong equivalent of Kartikeya.
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