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Deities

Forms of the Divine — from the Trimurti to village deities, remembered with devotion.

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How the 1693 deities are distributed across the Indian subcontinent — by state, tradition, and era.

1693

Deities

53

States/Regions

254

Traditions

9th c.

Earliest Era

By State

Tamil Nadu

220

Kerala

64

Maharashtra

55

Uttar Pradesh

37

Karnataka

36

Uttarakhand

28

Rajasthan

26

Gujarat

25

Madhya Pradesh

24

Himachal Pradesh

20

Odisha

20

Andhra Pradesh

19

By Tradition

Hindu1404 Vaishnava243 Shaiva229 Tamil198 Shakta188 Folk140 Buddhist93 Sri Vaishnava91

By Era

Ancient

130

Varies

94

varies by tradition

43

Varies by tradition

36

Oral / medieval / documented history

31

Oral tradition / medieval-modern

31

9th c. CE

29

9th c.

19

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Lingaraja

HinduPramāṇita

Lord of Kalahasti

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Lord of Kalahasti

HinduPramāṇita

Madhyarjuneshwarar — the middle-Arjuna Shiva

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Madhyarjuneshwarar — the middle-Arjuna Shiva

HinduPramāṇita

Madurai Meenakshi-Sundareshwar

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Madurai Meenakshi-Sundareshwar

HinduPramāṇita

Mahadevar of Thiruvanchikulam

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Mahadevar of Thiruvanchikulam

HinduPramāṇita

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Mahakaleshwar

HinduPramāṇita

Mahakaleshwar Ujjain

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Mahakaleshwar Ujjain

HinduPramāṇita

Mahāliṅgeśvara

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Mahāliṅgeśvara

HinduPramāṇita

Mailara Lingeshwara

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Mailara Lingeshwara

HinduPramāṇita

Malai-thunginatha-eswarar

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Malai-thunginatha-eswarar

HinduPramāṇita

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Male Mahadeshwara

HinduPramāṇita

Mallikarjuna

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Mallikarjuna

HinduPramāṇita

Mallikarjuna Srisailam

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Mallikarjuna Srisailam

HinduPramāṇita

Maṅgēśa of Mangeshi

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Maṅgēśa of Mangeshi

HinduPramāṇita

Manikarṇikā Ghāṭ

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Manikarṇikā Ghāṭ

HinduPramāṇita

Matangeshwar

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Matangeshwar

HinduPramāṇita

Matsyendra-nātha of Kadri Manjunath

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Matsyendra-nātha of Kadri Manjunath

HinduPramāṇita

Mayureshwar of Morgaon

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Mayureshwar of Morgaon

HinduPramāṇita

Meenakshi Amman Temple

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Meenakshi Amman Temple

HinduPramāṇita

Metrali-eswarar of Kanchi

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Metrali-eswarar of Kanchi

HinduPramāṇita

Munneshwaram

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Munneshwaram

HinduPramāṇita

Munneswaram

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Munneswaram

HinduPramāṇita

Muruḍēśvar Shiva

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Muruḍēśvar Shiva

HinduPramāṇita

Naḍuthaṟai Nāthar (Oḍḍiyāna-Nāthar)

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Naḍuthaṟai Nāthar (Oḍḍiyāna-Nāthar)

HinduPramāṇita

Nageshwar Dwarka

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Nageshwar Dwarka

HinduPramāṇita

Nallur Kandaswamy

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Nallur Kandaswamy

HinduPramāṇita

Nambinayaki-sametha Siddinathar

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Nambinayaki-sametha Siddinathar

HinduPramāṇita

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Nandi

HinduPramāṇita

Nataraja Chidambaram

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Nataraja Chidambaram

HinduPramāṇita

Navagraha Temple of Guwahati

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Navagraha Temple of Guwahati

HinduPramāṇita

Neithana-nathar of Thiruneithanam

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Neithana-nathar of Thiruneithanam

HinduPramāṇita

Nellai-appar

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Nellai-appar

HinduPramāṇita

Nellaiappar Tirunelveli

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Nellaiappar Tirunelveli

HinduPramāṇita

Ochira Parabrahma

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Ochira Parabrahma

HinduPramāṇita

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Omkareshwar

HinduPramāṇita

Pāla-sama-nātheśvara

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Pāla-sama-nātheśvara

HinduPramāṇita

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