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- The personification of India in the popular imagination is known as Bharat Mata.
- She is imagined as the mother goddess of the nation.
- She is depicted wearing a red or saffron saree.
- She always carries the national flag in her hand.
- She is sometimes shown to be standing on a lotus.
- Bharat Mata is often drawn with a lion accompanying her.
- Bharat Mata first appeared in the Bengali novel Anandamath by Bankim Chandra.
- She was a popular figure used during the Indian Independence Movement.
- She inspired millions of people to fight for the freedom of the motherland.
- Bharat Mata represents our motherland which is also known as Bharat.