Donkey
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Scientific name
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Equus asinus Linn
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Common name
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Donkey
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Hindi
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Gadha
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Sanskrit
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Khara
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Distribution
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Throughout India
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Religious association
The donkey is the vehicle of Shitala Devi, the goddess who is invoked to ward off smallpox. Shitala’s Buddhist equivalent is Hariti, whose vehicle is also the donkey.
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Source: “Sacred Animals Of India” by Nanditha Krishna, (Penguin Book India, 2010)
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