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{{Short description|Deity of Village in Mithila region}}
{{Infobox deity
| type = Hindu
| name = Brahma Baba
| image = Brahm Baba Sthan- Basuki Bihari North.jpg
| caption = Brahma Baba Sthan at [[Basuki Bihari]] North village
| deity_of = Protector of Village
| affiliation = [[Hinduism]]
| abode = Peepal Tree
| region = [[Mithila region]]
}}
'''Brahma Sthan''' ( [[Maithili language|Maithili]]: '''ब्रह्म स्थान or बरहम स्थान''' ) are holy places in villages of the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] for worshiping the folk deity Brahm Baba or Baraham Baba in [[Bihar]] and [[Nepal]]. In the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]], Brahm Baba is considered as the protector God for the villages. Brahm Baba is also known Gram Devta or Dihawar Baba.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-06-27 |title=बिहार के लोक देवताओं के बारे में आप कितना जानते हैं? |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2016/06/160627_bihar_folk_deities_tk |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=BBC News हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=मिथिलाक लोक देवता डिहवार ,ब्रह्मबाबा |url=https://www.maithilmanch.in/dihbar-baba-brahmbaba/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Maithil Manch |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Brahma Baba Peetha at Brahma Sthan in Basuki Bihari.jpg|thumb|The iconic seat of Brahma Baba at the Brahma Sthan Mandir in the campus of the [[Basuki Nath Mahadev Mandir]]. It is symbolic representation of Brahma Baba in the Mithila region.]]

== Legendary description ==
According to rule, a Brahma Sthan should be in the west outside of a village in the form of a Peepal tree or Banyan tree, but when the village expands, more than one Brahma Sthan is formed in different directions of the village.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
[[File:Brahm Baba Sthan, Banauli Vidyapati Dih.jpg|thumb|Brahm Baba Sthan, [[Banauli Vidyapati Dih]]]]

=== Rituals ===
People offer earthen pot, [[dhoti]], Hindu sacred thread [[Janeu (sacred thread)|Jenau]], sweets, petals leaf, flowers etc. to the Brahma Baba. People in [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] on occasions of marriages and other auspicious occasions in the house, the first salutations are done at the Brahm Sthan. The concept of Brahma Baba in Mithila is legendary, folklore and tribal.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=बिहार के लोक देवताओं के बारे में आप कितना जानते हैं |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/spirituality/religion/how-much-you-know-about-the-folk-deities-in-bihar |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> During the festival of [[Durga Puja]] in the Mithila region, a local folk dance as well as song called as [[Jhijhiya]] is performed by the [[Musahar|Musahar community]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=In Janakpur, a traditional Mithila folk dance is helping shape women’s identities |url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2019/12/10/in-janakpur-a-traditional-mithila-folk-dance-is-helping-shape-women-s-identities |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref> of [[Maithils]], in which ''Brahma Baba'' is also remembered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2020-11-13 |title=Jhijhiya: The Cultural Folkdance of Mithila Region |url=https://thegorkhatimes.com/2020/11/13/jhijhiya-the-cultural-folkdance-of-mithila-region/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=The Gorkha Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In the community of [[Maithil Brahmin|Maithil Brahmins]] in the region, the Gram Devta Brahma Baba is praised and remembered through the folk songs of [[Brahman Geet]] sung by women of the community during the occasions of [[Maithil Upanayan|Maithil upanayana]], [[Samskara (rite of passage)|sanskar]] and [[Maithil Vivah]], etc.

=== Mythology Believe ===
According Brahmanical thought, it is believed that if a [[Brahmin]] child dies due to an accident after his [[Upanayana]] and before his marriage, then he becomes the Brahm of the village.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Worship]]
[[Category:Deities in culture]]
[[Category:Culture of Mithila]]

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