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Gods and Goddesses in Tripuri Folk-Religion which are worshipped on Kharchi puja:-

1. Mwtai-Kotor Sibrai/Subrai:- Supreme deity. Mwtai means God and Kotor means Great or supreme. Sibrai came from two words "Si-ba",Si means=Lnowledge,and Ba means=Five. Here Ba or Five represents Five elements(Earth/soil,Fire,Water,Air, and Sky) and Si represents knowledge, "Siba" means Knowledge of five elements or creator of five elements, and the last word 'Rai' represents a strong person in Tripuri society, So "Sibrai" means a Strong deity who represents himself as the knowledge and creator of Give elements of universe.

2.Sangrong-Ma:- Mother Goddess of Earth and Goddess of War. Her sanskritised name is Tripureshwari/Chandi, worshipped and carried by Tripuri kings during wars to achieve victory. 3.Goriya:- God of Wealth, peace, prosperity,Health and everything related to the wellbeing of family. Worshipped every year on the last day of Chsitra and new year 1st day of Baishakh of of Old Tripura Callander for Seven days from 'Buisu/Bisor' to 'Sena'(seventh day).

3.Kalaiya:- Brother of Goriya. Worshipped on same day along with Goriya.

4.Mailuma:- Goddess of Paddy/corn. Worshipped twice a year on he day of Goriya puja and the day of Hojagiri/Laxmi puja of Hindu.Generally worshipped everyday in every Tripuri houses along with Khuluma.

5.KhulLuma:- Goddess of cotton plant and every things that made with cotton. Worshipped along with Mailuma at same day and every day.

6.Twima/Twibukma:- Goddess of Water.Twi means Water and Ma means Mother. Mainly Worshipped on Hangrai (Pous Sankranti) and every small and big Rivers represents Goddess Twima.

7.Hachwkma:- Goddess of Hills. Hachwk means Hill and Ma means Mother.

8.Noksuma:- Goddess of Household.

9.Burasa:- God of Jungle, belived as the old deity and live in jungles and play with humans just like a Grandfather.Worshipped at new jhum before planting anything on jhum to request forgiveness from Burasa because people burnt his jungle and may kill his jungle animals and insects , so to people pray for forgiveness for killing and burning of Burasa god's jungle and animals.

10.Akhata-Bikhata:- Start and end of everything.

11.Thumnairok-Bonirok:- Two spirits of death. After the death of humans these two spirits take away the soul of humans.

12.Bwrwirok:- Evil spirits. Causes of Every evil things, diseases.