In the Warli community, who is the mother goddess Palaghat chiefly worshipped as?

Goddess of fertility

The correct answer is Option 2: Goddess of fertility

Mother goddess Palaghat, dominating the Chowk painting, is chiefly worshipped as the goddess of fertility and represents the corn goddess, Kansari.

The Warli community inhabit the west coast of Northern Maharashtra around the north Sahyadri range with a large concentration in the district of Thane. Married women play a central role in creating their most important painting called Chowk to mark special occasions. Closely associated with the rituals of marriage, fertility, harvest and new season of sowing, Chowk is dominated by the figure of mother goddess, Palaghat, who is chiefly worshipped as the goddess of fertility and represents the corn goddess, Kansari.