Originally posted by: Wanderbug
BOLD: I literally went on google to see if there indeed was any region around UP that worships Sita Maiyya exclusively and if she is idolized as the Goddess of power. I thought Videha/Janaka kingdom is the present day Bihar, jharkhand, sikkim area not UP. I am Bengali so we are basically very much devotee of Shakti in all her forms especially as Maa Kaali and Maa Durga. I found no link with Sita.
Not to deviate from the discussion and hurting anyone's religious sentiments but it boiled my blood to visit the Hindu temples here in US. They have idols and names in english for the occasional Non Hindu visitors and they describe all the Goddesses as "consort" of the Gods.. As if that is all a deity is. "Sita Consort of Rama" "Rukmini Consort to Krishna" "Radha consort to Lord Krishna"
Last year I was standing close to a white couple during Arti and they were saying , "Why do all the Male Gods have 2 female consorts?" And I was like....GOSH! at least give our Gods a good representation in videsh! Itna Raita failaya hai ab kis kis ko samjhaye?
Lol my mom is Bengali too so Durga maa and Kali maa has special significance, my dad isn't bengali and had been Shakta(shiv worshipping line) since I am from India, i can say in Bihar there might be some places where Sita is worshipped but they don't treat Sita as Mata but as daughter of earth and Raja Janak.
But Gul being in the field where are audiences are hindu should have researched I understood her sentiments that it's all about greetings it's more like Jay Ram Ji ki and being a feminist herself turned around as Jay Sita Maiyya ki but when you put weightage you should know the word should hold power. SITA IS A SATI so did RAVAN'S WIFE MANDADARI .... so she wasn't special except being someone who was passive and overly loyal. (SATI term is given to the ladies who were overly loyal to their husbands)
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