A god from India in the Bai pantheon.

Daheitian 大黑天 is the Hindu God Shiva, brought to Yunnan directly from India by Azhali monks who had integrated Shiva into their pantheon of gods. While Shiva in India is a god of destruction, in Dali Daheitian is a protector god, worshipped as a Benzhu in some villages.


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