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    A kuladevata (Sanskrit: कुलदेवता, romanized: Kuladevatā, lit. 'clan deity'), also known as a kuladaivaṃ (Tamil: குலதெய்வம்), is an ancestral tutelary...
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    worshipping the deity Krishna and Barbarika who is often venerated as a Kuladevata. Devotees believe the temple houses the head of Barbarika or Khatu-shyam...
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  • Vishnu, Anhuman, Bhaga, Pusha and Parjanya", "Ayurdevataa, Istadevata, Kuladevata". Next Avahana-Praana Pratishthaapanam, Shodashopachaara puja, Mahamangalaarati...
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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 warrior...
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    originated from Mumbā or Mahā-Ambā—the name of the patron Hindu goddess (kuladevata) Mumbadevi of the native Koli community—and from ā'ī, meaning "mother"...
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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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  • are known as ishta-devata, while family tutelary deities are known as Kuladevata. Gramadevata are guardian deities of villages. Devas can also be seen...
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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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    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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    (dog) Daemon (mythology) DMT Genius (mythology) Household deity Imp İye Kuladevata Nagual Pelesit Pillan Power animal Púca, Irish folklore Psilocybin Qareen...
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    regional form of either Mahadevi or Parvati. She is considered to be the Kuladevata of the Devanga people. This goddess is worshipped in three forms: Shakti...
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  • deities Apsaras Asuras Daitya Danava Devata Dikpāla Gandharvas Gana Kuladevatas Gramadevatas Rakshasas Vahanas Yakshas / Yakshini Texts (list) Vedas...
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    as a form of Lakshmi in Vaishnava tradition. 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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    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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    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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    deities (among Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka), lots of people worship him as a Kuladevata and also as a village guardian god. People have huge respect and devotion...
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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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  • 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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  • sub-castes (Nukh) of the Dasnaam Goswami Samaj & Lohana community as a Kuladevata. A famous temple of Kshetrapal Dada is located at Lakhiyarvira Kutch &...
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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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  • 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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    (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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    recognition and notoriety among its practitioners. Hinglaj Mata is the Kuladevata (patron goddess) of the Aghori. The main Aghori pilgrimage centre is Kina...
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    Kasar community in Maharashtra as there is a temple of Kalinka Devi, the Kuladevata of the Kasar's. Digras is situated on the banks of the Godavari River...
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    the devotion of King Krishnadevaraya. The king considered the saint his Kuladevata (family deity) and honoured him in his writings. During this time, another...
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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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    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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    samadhi and he resumed his normal conscious state.[citation needed] The kuladevata (family deity) was Brajanath (Krishna). In 1896, his birth mother Mallyabati...
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