Santeri
Deities

Santeri

Sāntērī — anthill-goddess of the Konkan villages

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Pre-Vedic antiquity

Santeri

Sāntērī is the principal gramdevī of many Konkan villages — worshipped as an anthill (roen, varul) within a small grove. Her non-iconic form (an anthill, not an image) preserves pre-Brahmanical Dravidian veneration of fertility-mounds.

Significance

Sāntērī — anthill-goddess of the Konkan villages

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

Offerings
rice beerfowlflowersincense
Sacred colours
redturmeric-yellow

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual community festival
    Date varies by tribe/region