Deoha

Lesserwell-documentedregional geography (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh)Shivalik HillsUttarakhandUttar Pradesh

Deoha is the name of a river — a tributary of the Ramganga — that rises in the Shivalik Hills and flows through Uttarakhand into the plains of Uttar Pradesh, where it is known by the name Deoha and further downstream as the Garra. The supplied sources contain no documentation of a supernatural household guardian or offended spirit called Deoha or Deoha‑Rooh.

Origin

The available sources do not provide a mythological or folkloric origin story for a spirit named Deoha or Deoha‑Rooh. The attested referent in the sources is the river Deoha, which is described in geographical terms: it rises in the Shivalik Hills and flows through parts of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, acquiring different local names along its course.

Appearance

No description of a supernatural appearance for an entity called Deoha or Deoha‑Rooh is present in the supplied material. The only physical description relates to the river itself and its course through the landscape.

Abilities

The sources do not attribute powers or behaviors to a supernatural Deoha/Deoha‑Rooh. Descriptive information in the sources concerns the river's course, alternate names, and settlements along its banks.

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Sources
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    Deoha — Wikipedia. Wikipedia contributors. "Deoha." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deohawiki
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    Deoha — Wikidata entry Q114289328. Wikidata. "Q114289328 — Deoha." http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q114289328wiki
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    Cabarrus This Week Shorts -- Rotary Square Splash Pad & Farmers Market (archive). Archive.org. "Cabarrus This Week Shorts -- Rotary Square Splash Pad & Farmers Market." https://archive.org/details/ccgnc-Cabarrus_This_Week_Shorts_Rotary_Square_Splash_Pad_Farmers_Marketother
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