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    A kuladevata or kuldevi or kuladevi (Sanskrit: कुलदेवता or कुलदेवी, romanized: Kuladevatā or Kuladevī, lit. 'clan deity'), also known as a kuladaivaṃ...
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    Sinhala and the Ayyappan in Kerala. His principal function is to act as a kuladevata of a given clan, as well as act as a guardian of a village's boundaries...
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    The Khandoba of Jejuri is an example of a Kuladevata of some Maharashtrian families; he is a common Kuladevata to several castes ranging from Brahmins to...
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    the state of Maharashtra and North Karnataka. He is the most popular Kuladevata (family deity) in Maharashtra. He is also the patron deity of some Kshatriya...
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  • Shiva, Vishnu, Hanuman, Kali, Chandi and Lakshmi, as well as various Kuladevata, or family deities. Some of them wear the sacred thread. A majority of...
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    Jumadi Murti of Jumadi Affiliation Grāmadevatā Kuladevata Weapon sword Ghanta Texts Folk religion Dravidian folk religion Animism...
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    in Vaishnavism she is identified as Lakshmi. She is regarded to be a kuladevata, Goddess of the clan by members of the Komati community which is known...
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    Khandoba is regarded as an avatar of the God Shiva. Khandoba is the Kuladevata (ancestral tutelary deity) of many people of Maharashtra. The Kunbi-Marathas...
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  • prohibited. Every Saurashtrian family has their own family patron deity or the Kuladevata. This deity is common to a lineage or a clan of several families who are...
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    devotion of Emperor Krishnadevaraya. The emperor considered the saint his Kuladevata (family deity) and honoured him in his writings. During this time, another...
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  • (Shantadurga). The temple is the Kuladevata Temple (family temple) of the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community. The temple god is a Kuladevata (family deity) of the Kamaths...
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    Daemon (mythology) DMT Fylgja Genius (mythology) Household deity Imp İye Kuladevata Magid (Jewish mysticism) Nagual Pelesit Pillan Power animal Púca, Irish...
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  • are known as ishta-devata, while family tutelary deities are known as Kuladevata. Gramadevata are guardian deities of villages or regions. Devas can also...
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    later have adopted the temple and considered Goddess Bhadrakali as their kuladevata. A lake was also built by Ganapati-deva adjacent to the temple. Due to...
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    or Parvati. She is also called as "Renuga devi" considered to be the Kuladevata of the Devanga people. This goddess is worshipped in three forms: Shakti...
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  • Vishnu, Anshuman, Bhaga, Pusha and Parjanya", "Ayurdevata, Ishtadevata, Kuladevata". Next Avahana-Prana Pratishthapanam, Shodashopachara Puja, Mahamangalarati...
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  • Jashraj was elevated to the name Veer Dada Jashraj and he was worshiped as kuladevata by the Lohana caste. In memory of Jashraj, Vasant Panchami (the fifth...
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  • Matha – Sringeri Sharadamma. Ravalnath is a Kuladevata (tutelary deity) of all the Mestas, and Kuladevata still resides in Goa. While they migrated from...
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    ancestor. The Khandoba of Jejuri is an example of a kuladevata of some families; he is a common kuladevata to several castes ranging from Brahmins and Dhangar...
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    District of Maharashtra State in India. The deity is considered as the Kuladevata (Clan-deity) of many Chitpavan families from the Konkan region. Audio...
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    sub-castes, and families from Maharashtra consider her their family deity or Kuladevata. The Bhavani temple in Tuljapur is located on a hill known as Yamunachala...
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    The Daivadnya, (also known as Sonar or Panchal or Vishwa Brahmin), is a community from Goa and Karnataka, who claim to have descended from Vishwakarma...
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    (เทพารักษ์) which deity these types same match with Grāmadevatā and Kuladevata in Hinduism., statue of his most important located in Ho kaew sal Phra...
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  • Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. Shri Katyayani is the Kuladevi (Kuladevata) (family deity) to many Konkani Gaud Saraswat Brahmins, Saraswat Brahmins...
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    Bhadrakali Amman Ayyanar, a guardian kuladevata, accompanied by two consorts The goddess Muthyalamma, the kuladevata of Gudilova Iyengar, T. R. R. (2004)...
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    Asuras Daitya Danavas Devatas Dikpalas Gandharvas Ganas Gramadevatas Kuladevatas Kinnaras Kimpurushas Maruts Navagraha Pitṛs Rakshasas Rudras Ribhus Sadhyas...
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  • Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kula Deivam (or Kuladeivam) may refer to: Kuladevata, an ancestral Hindu tutelary deity among a clan Kula Deivam (1956 film)...
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  • known as the ancestral deity of Shankaracharya. It is mentioned as the kuladevata (ancestral deity) in verse 243 of Shankara's Prabodha Sudhakaram. The...
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  • Maharashtra worship Lord Virabhadra of Mukhed as their gotrapurusha and kuladevata. Some also worship Khandoba (a form of Lord Shiva). Gollas were looked...
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  • lost or incorporated into monotheistic practices, Hinduism has strong kuladevata traditions that enabled the Jagar tradition to grow in India and Nepal...
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