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'''Chandbibi''' (চাঁদবিবি) is a [[Devi|Hindu goddess]] and [[Folk religion|folk deity]] in [[Bengal]], worshipped in conjunction with the goddesses [[Oladevi]] (the goddess of [[Cholera]]), [[Ajgaibibi]], [[Jholabibi]], [[Bahadabibi]], [[Jhetunebibi]] and [[Asanbibi]]. <br />
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Experts and researches believe that these seven deities are [[transmogrification]]s of [[Historical Vedic religion|Vedic deities]].<ref name="VI">{{cite book |last=Mandal |first=Paresh Chandra |year=2012 |chapter=Oladevi |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=|editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> Their collective worship is evidenced in prehistoric times by a [[terracotta]] relic found at [[Mohenjo-daro]], a major city of the [[Indus Valley Civilisation]] located in [[Sindh]], which shows the image of seven women standing together.<ref name="VI"/><br />
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