Harkor is the

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of the

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clan. She is worshiped by Lohanas along with her brother Rana Jashraj. As per their folk tales, Jashraj, who lived around between 1205 and 1231 near Lohar-gadha (present-day

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), was at his wedding

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when he realises that enemies were taking away cows, an animal holy to

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s. Hearing this he left his wedding and went after the enemies with a group of warriors to save the cows. He was accompanied by his sister Harkor Pobaru, who led a group of Lohana women warriors. Although, the enemy from

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was eventually defeated and Jashraj victorious, he was killed as the result of an enemy stratagem. Harkor also fell in the battle, becoming a

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. Ever since both have been worshiped by Lohanas and

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s as

kuladevata A ''kuladevata'' (), also known as a ''kuladaivaṃ'' (), is an ancestral tutelary deity in Hinduism and Jainism. Such a deity is often the object of one's devotion (''bhakti''), and is coaxed to watch over one's clan (''kula''), gotra, family, ...

and

kuladevi A ''kuladevata'' (), also known as a ''kuladaivaṃ'' (), is an ancestral tutelary deity in Hinduism and Jainism. Such a deity is often the object of one's devotion (''bhakti''), and is coaxed to watch over one's clan (''kula''), gotra, family, ...

, respectively.Lohanas in Diaspora
/ref> She is especially revered and worshiped as clan-deity by the Pobaru branch of Lohanas, into which she was married.

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