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{{Short description|Mount of the Hindu goddess Durga}}<br />
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'''Dawon''' also known as '''Somnandi''' is either a lion or a tiger that serves as the mount of the Hindu major goddess [[Durga]] in [[Hinduism|Hindu]] traditions.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ewing |first=Susan M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=54jiDwAAQBAJ&dq=dawon+tiger+durga&pg=PT476 |title=77 Things to Know Before Getting a Cat: The Essential Guide to Preparing Your Family and Home for a Feline Companion |date=2019-05-01 |publisher=Fox Chapel Publishing |isbn=978-1-62008-292-8 |pages=476 |language=en}}</ref> As Mother Durga fights with demon Mahishasura, she steps one feet on Somnandi and other feet on Mahishasura to kill him for the upliftment of dharma. According to some Hindu spiritual texts like Kalika purana, Somnandi or Mother Durga's lion is believed to be [[Vishnu]] himself.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Briggs |first=Korwin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qp4EAAAQBAJ&dq=dawon+tiger&pg=PT140 |title=Gods and Heroes: Mythology Around the World |date=2018-08-21 |publisher=Workman Publishing Company |isbn=978-1-5235-0391-9 |pages=140 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Dawon has often been represented in traditional and ancient [[Bengali culture]] and [[Indian culture]] in the form of ''Ghatokbahini'' ({{Langx|bn|ঘটকবাহিনী সিংহ}}), i.e. in the form of a half-lion, half-tiger hybrid, like a [[liger]]. It is a sacred tiger in [[Tibet]]an lore, and was later known as '''Gdon''.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Durga]]<br />
* [[Vahana]]<br />
* [[Shesha]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Legendary creatures in Hindu mythology]]<br />
[[Category:Mythological lions]]<br />
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