The Mysterious Forest Goddes of Rig Veda - Aranyani Suktam

Image: A Vana devi located in a Maḍura Vīra temple in Shah Alam, Malaysia

In the Rig Veda, we have a portion which reveals a mysterious deity of the forest region ( Aranyani ).This portion is found as the 10th Mandala as the 146th Sukta. It is colloquially called 'AraNyaani Suuktam' ( AraNya : forest )