Rahi (goddess)

For other uses, see Rahi (disambiguation).

Rahi (IAST: Rāhi), also called Rahimai, is a regional form of the Hindu goddess Radha in the Indian state of Maharashtra. She is associated with Vithoba (Vitthal), the local form of Krishna.

Rahi
Painting of Radha by Raja Ravi Verma
Other names	Rahimai
Devanagari	राही
Sanskrit transliteration	Rāhi
Venerated in	Warkari tradition
Affiliation	Radha
Abode	Pandharpur
Gender	Female
Region	Maharashtra, India
Temple	Vithoba Temple
Consort	Vithoba

According to local legends, Rahi is the wife of Vithoba.^[1] Indian sociologist G. S. Ghurye states that the regional form "Rahi" is derived from "Radhika", another name of Radha.^[2]

Worship

Rahi (Radha) is worshipped in the Vithoba Temple complex, Pandharpur.^[3] Her shrine, along with that of another consort of Krishna, Satyabhama, is close to the south of the temple of his chief consort, Rakhumai.^[4][5][6]

See also

• Vithoba