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<p><b>Dakshin Rai</b> (<a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>: <span lang="bn">দক্ষিণ রায়</span>, "King of the South") is a revered deity in the <a href="/wiki/Sundarbans" title="Sundarbans">Sundarbans</a> in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> who rules over beasts and demons. He is regarded as the overall ruler of the Sundarbans.<sup id="cite_ref-Protection_from_the_Gods:_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Protection_from_the_Gods:-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Thapar1997_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thapar1997-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mitra2011_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitra2011-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deity is worshipped by all those who enter the Sundarban forests of West Bengal, for subsistence, irrespective of their caste, creed or religion.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Narrative">Narrative</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dakshin_Rai&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Narrative"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Sealdah_South_lines" class="mw-redirect" title="Sealdah South lines">Sealdah South lines</a>, there is the station Dhapdhapi. A few miles away is a Dakshin Rai temple. The residents of the area worship this Tiger God. He once belonged to the area of the Sundarbans. His domain stretches from the south <a href="/wiki/Namkhana" title="Namkhana">Namkhana</a> <a href="/wiki/Kakdwip" title="Kakdwip">Kakdwip</a> the Bhagirathi- Hooghly River <a href="/wiki/Ganga" class="mw-redirect" title="Ganga">Ganga</a> in the west to the Ghatal Bakla district in the east as well as <a href="/wiki/Khulna_District" title="Khulna District">Khulna</a> <a href="/wiki/Jessore_District" title="Jessore District">Jessore District</a> of Bangladesh.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Every new moon (Amavasya), he is revered and appeased with animal sacrifices. Dakshin Rai also likes music and attracts musicians. The local tribes try their best to please the 'King of the South' by dancing and singing night after night. </p><p>Dakshin Rai's father is Prabhakar ray (Danda Baksha muni) a <a href="/wiki/Brahmin" title="Brahmin">brahmin</a> and mother is Narayani.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His father was the ruler of the Sundarban forests. He is depicted with large whiskers. His body is slender and has a shiny, yellow tinge decorated with tiger-like stripes. Drool drips from both sides of his mouth and he has a six-meter-long tail. </p><p>Inhabitants of the Sundarbans pray to Dakshin Rai or <a href="/wiki/Bonbibi" title="Bonbibi">Bonbibi</a> before venturing into the mangroves, as they believe this affords them protection. 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