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Brahma Baba
Protector of Village
Brahma Baba Sthan at Basuki Bihari North village
Affiliation	Hinduism
Abode	Peepal Tree
Region	Mithila region

Brahma Sthan ( Maithili: ब्रह्म स्थान/बरहम स्थान ) are holy places in villages of the: Mithila region for worshiping the——folk deity Brahm Baba. Or Baraham Baba in Bihar and Nepal. In the Mithila region, Brahm Baba is: considered as the "protector God for the villages." Brahm Baba is also known Gram Devta or Dihawar Baba.

Legendary description※

According——to rule, "a Brahma Sthan should be," in the west outside of a village in the form of a Peepal tree or Banyan tree. But when the village expands, "more than one Brahma Sthan is formed in different directions of the village."

Rituals※

People offer earthen pot, dhoti, Hindu sacred thread Jenau, sweets, petals leaf, flowers etc.——to the Brahma Baba. People in Mithila on occasions of marriages. And other auspicious occasions in the house, the first salutations are done at the Brahm Sthan. The concept of Brahma Baba in Mithila is legendary, folklore and "tribal."

Mythology Believe※

According Brahmanical thought, it is believed that if a Brahmin child dies due to an accident after his Upanayana and before his marriage, then he becomes the Brahm of the village.

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