A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over the universe, nature or human life....
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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (redirect from DeitY)
Department of Electronics and Information Technology in 2012. On 19 July 2016, DeitY was made into full-fledged ministry, which henceforth is known as the Ministry...
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deity or sun deity is a deity who represents the Sun or an aspect thereof. Such deities are usually associated with power and strength. Solar deities...
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Astarte.: 270 From these relationships is said to be born a crocodile deity called Maga. The meaning of the name Set is unknown, but it is thought to...
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A tutelary (/ˈtjuːtəlɛri/; also tutelar) is a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person...
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A supreme deity, supreme god or supreme being is the conception of the sole deity of monotheistic religions or, in polytheistic...
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A lunar deity or moon deity is a deity who represents the Moon, or an aspect of it. These deities can have a variety of functions and traditions depending...
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Rigvedic deities are deities mentioned in the sacred texts of Rigveda, the principal text of the historical Vedic religion of the Vedic period (1500–500...
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Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism. Deities in Hinduism are as diverse as its traditions, and a Hindu can choose to be polytheistic...
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Semitic word meaning 'god' or 'deity', or referring (as a proper name) to any one of multiple major ancient Near Eastern deities. A rarer form, 'ila, represents...
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A creator deity or creator god is a deity responsible for the creation of the Earth, world, and universe in human religion and mythology. In monotheism...
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a purported deity potentially stemming from a folk etymology Holda, a purported deity proposed by Jacob Grimm Jecha, a purported deity potentially stemming...
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A triple deity is a deity with three apparent forms that function as a singular whole. Such deities may sometimes be referred to as threefold, tripled...
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A volcano deity is a deification of a volcano. Volcano deities are often associated with fire, and are often represented as fire deities as well. The following...
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List of Native American deities, sortable by name of tribe or name of deity. Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas "Blackfoot Legends...
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of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. List of deities by classification Lists of deities by cultural...
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A liminal deity is a god or goddess in mythology who presides over thresholds, gates, or doorways; "a crosser of boundaries". These gods are believed...
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Deities depicted with horns or antlers are found in many religions across the world. In religions that venerate animal deities, horned bulls, goats, and...
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religions, both polytheistic and monotheistic, have deities associated with the sky. The daytime sky deities are typically distinct from the nighttime ones...
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Venkateswara (section Deity)
Venkatachalapati, Balaji, or Srinivasa, is a form of the Hindu deity Vishnu and is the presiding deity of the Venkateshwara Temple, located in Tirupati, Andhra...
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Ruḍāʾ is a deity that was of paramount importance in the Arab pantheon of gods worshipped by the North Arabian tribes of pre-Islamic Arabia. He is first...
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or personal names. The ancient Celts appear to have had a pantheon of deities comparable to others in Indo-European religion, each linked to aspects...
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fundamental practice of Vajrayana and Tibetan tantra is deity yoga (devatayoga), meditation on a chosen deity or "cherished divinity" (Skt. Iṣṭa-devatā, Tib....
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A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water. Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important...
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worshiped in the Memphis region, identified as the son of Hathor, a primary deity in the pantheon of ancient Egypt. Initially, he was assigned a significant...
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Mania" deity – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) (Learn how...
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Greek deities series Primordial deities Titans and Olympians Water deities Chthonic deities Personifications List Achlys Adephagia Adikia Aergia Agon...
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Ancient Egyptian deities were an integral part of ancient Egyptian religion and were worshipped for millennia. Many of them ruled over natural and social...
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religion, a nature deity is a deity in charge of forces of nature, such as water, biological processes, or weather. These deities can also govern natural...
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manifestation of the deity, which is Arabic for "God of the Mountain." Elagabalus was the religious "lord", or Ba'al, of Emesa. The deity successfully preserved...
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