Deities
Deities
Divine beings across sacred traditions
§Sacred Geography
How the 1650 deities are distributed across the Indian subcontinent — by state, tradition, and era.
1650
Total deities
53
States/Regions
248
Traditions
9th c.
Earliest Era
By State
By Era
Ancient
Varies
varies by tradition
Varies by tradition
Oral / medieval / documented history
Oral tradition / medieval-modern
9th c. CE
9th c.
Showing 145–180 of 218 (filtered from 1650)
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Srikalahasti
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Step 1 — Desire (Ichhā) transformed to Faith
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Step 10 — Delusion (Moha)
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Step 11 — Lust (Kāma)
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Step 12 — Malice (Asūyā)
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Step 13 — Ego (Ahaṁkāra)
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Step 14 — Sattva
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Step 15 — Rajas
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Step 16 — Tamas
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Step 17 — Vidyā (Knowledge)
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Step 18 — Avidyā dissolved / Mokṣa
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Step 2 — Dispassion (Vairāgya)
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Step 3 — Renunciation (Tyāga)
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Step 4 — Dharma
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Step 5 — Truth (Satya)
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Step 6 — Wrath (Krodha)
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Step 7 — Pride (Mada)
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Step 8 — Jealousy (Mātsarya)
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Step 9 — Greed (Lobha)
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Sundareśvara of Madurai Meenakshi
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Sundareswarar
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Suryanar Koil
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Svāminātha Subrahmaṇya of Thiruthanigai — Shiva co-shrine
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Swamimalai Murugan
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Swāmimalai Murugan
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Swetaranyeswarar — white-forest Shiva; Budha parihara
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The Madurai Nayak Pantheon
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Thingalur Chandra temple
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Thiruchendur Subrahmaṇya
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Thiruchengode Ardhanariswarar
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Thirunageswaram Rahu
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Thirunakkara Mahadeva
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Thirunallar Saneeshwaran
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Thiruthanigai Murugan
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Thiruvaiyaru Panchanatheeshwara
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