Rahi (goddess)

Rahi
Painting of Radha by Raja Ravi Verma
Other namesRahimai
Devanagariराही
Sanskrit transliterationRāhi
Venerated inWarkari tradition
AffiliationRadha
AbodePandharpur
GenderFemale
RegionMaharashtra, India
TempleVithoba Temple
ConsortVithoba

Rahi (IAST: Rāhi), also called Rahimai, is a regional form of the Hindu goddess Radha in the Indian state of Maharashtra. She is associated with Vithoba (Vitthal), the local form of Krishna.

According to local legends, Rahi is the wife of Vithoba. Indian sociologist G. S. Ghurye states that the regional form "Rahi" is derived from "Radhika", another name of Radha.