Kula-devatas — family gods
Deities

Kula-devatas — family gods

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Uncited
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Eternal

Hindu / Regional - Location: Across India, Multiple, India (0.0°N, 0.0°E) A kula-devatā is the specific god of a specific family line. Every Hindu family (especially in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu) identifies one god or goddess as the family-protector, passed down the generations. Pilgrimage to this kul-devata is compulsory at births, weddings, deaths. Example: Many Deshastha Brahmin families have kul-devata in Jejuri Khandoba or Pandharpur Vitthal; many **Kamm

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