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High medieval · Hindu · India

Maa Dewri Temple

Diuri, Tamar block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand · 23.0461°, 85.6828°

Dewri Devi, a sixteen-armed village goddessMunda (King Kera of Singhbhum)
Sacred since
1300 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
founded c. 1300; later renovated
Munda (King Kera of Singhbhum)

History & significance

A goddess shrine about 60 km from Ranchi, founded around 1300 by the Adivasi Munda king Kera of Singhbhum and held to be some seven centuries old. It is worshipped by both Hindu and Sarna tribal devotees, and its sixteen-armed image is unusual in the region.

Sthala katha — the legend

The temple's founding story says King Kera, defeated in battle, worshipped at the sacred grove here and won his kingdom back by the goddess's blessing.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Munda (King Kera of Singhbhum)