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In [[Hinduism]], '''Dhata''' or '''Dhatri''' is the name of the [[solar deity]], one of the [[Adityas]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions, Volume 2 |page=106|author=John Muir}}</ref><ref name="Mani232">Mani p. 232</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Lochtefeld|first=James G.|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Volume 1|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc|year=2001l|isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8|language=en|page=10}}</ref> He is also a god of health and magic. He is invoked in [[tantra]] by drawing tantras and chanting [[Vedas|Vedic]] [[hymn]]s. Often invoked during major [[yagna]]s such as [[Ashwamedha]] yagna.<br />
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Dhata is evidenced as an Aditya in both Hindu epics - the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' and the ''[[Ramayana]]''.<ref>Mani p. 265</ref> He is described to fought [[Arjuna]] and [[Krishna]] in burning of [[Khandava Forest]] episode in the epic ''Mahabharata''.<ref name="Mani232"/> In the ''[[Agni Purana]]'', he is associated with the zodiac of Cancer and the colour yellow.<ref>Mani p. 265</ref><br />
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* {{cite book | author = Mani, Vettam | title = Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary With Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature | url = https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft | publisher = Motilal Banarsidass | year = 1975 | location = Delhi | isbn = 0-8426-0822-2 }}<br />
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