Waghya
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Waghya (meaning tiger in Marathi) was a mixed-breed pet dog of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, known as the epitome of loyalty and eternal devotion. After Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's death, he is said to have jumped into his master's funeral pyre and immolated himself.
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male organism
- Owned by
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
- Image
- Raigad Sivaji's Waghya Samadhi 01.JPG
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- date of death
- 1680-00-00
- Commons category
- Waghya (dog)
- animal breed
- mongrel
- individual of taxon
- Domestic dog
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Monument
- Attack on Waghya's Statue on Raigarh Fort
- In popular culture
- Further reading
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- References
Waghya (meaning tiger in Marathi) was a mixed-breed pet dog of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, known as the epitome of loyalty and eternal devotion. After Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's death, he is said to have jumped into his master's funeral pyre and immolated himself.
A statue was put up on a pedestal next to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's samadhi at Raigad Fort. In 2011 the statue of Waghya was removed by alleged members of the Sambhaji Brigade as a protest but was later reinstalled.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waghya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.