Sikotar Mata: How ancient Indian mariners carried home a Yemeni island as a deity

An artwork of Sikotar Mata by artist Jagdish Waghibhai Chitara, displayed at IGI Airport, Delhi. The goddess is shown seated on a goat placed on a ship. (Image: Delhi Airport Official Website) Humans have always worshipped the things that terrify them, and those that protect them. For ancient Indian seafarers, one such God was an island itself. An island, that…

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