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gramadevata (Sanskrit: ग्रामदेवता, romanized:
Grāmadevatā, lit. 'village deity') is the
tutelary deity of a
given locality in Hinduism,
primarily worshipped...
- misfortune. This is
distinct from an ishta-devata (personal tutelar) and a
grāmadevatā (village deities). Male
kuladevatas are
sometimes referred to as a kuladeva...
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Nookallamma (or Nookambika) is a
local deity or
Gramadevata po****r in
Andhra Pradesh State of India. The
temple houses the
goddess Nookambika.The King...
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regarded as a form of
Vishnu by his adherents. He is
considered to be a
gramadevata in some
rural regions of
Maharashtra and
South India, and
sometimes considered...
- the
worship of a
gramadevata (gram
means village and
devta means deity) in many
forms at
different places. One form of
gramadevata po****r in villages...
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consecrated at this
temple has been
regarded as the
presiding deity (
Gramadevata) of the city. Pune
changed hands between the
Mughals and the Marathas...
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Jumadi Murti of
Jumadi Affiliation Grāmadevatā Kuladevata Weapon sword Ghanta Texts Folk
religion Dravidian folk
religion Animism...
- dual
nature see his quote: "Gaṇeśa has a dual nature; as Vināyaka, as a
grāmadevatā, he is vighnakartā, and as Gaṇeśa he is vighnahartā, a paurāṇic devatā...
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temple built around the murti. The
Kasba Ganapati is the
presiding deity (
gramadevata) of Pune.
Kasba Ganpati is
considered the
first Manacha Ganpati, or most...
- ishta-devata,
while family tutelary deities are
known as Kuladevata.
Gramadevata are
guardian deities of
villages or regions.
Devas can also be seen as...