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.
Filter by tradition (24)
Showing 1–19 of 19 (filtered from 1650)
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Buddhist Circuits — India's Buddhist Heritage
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Chhath Maiya
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Chhath Maiya (Pilgrimage)
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Dharmeś / Dharam Mahārāj — Bhojpur village hero-god
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Gṛdhrakūṭa — Vulture Peak
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Gurū Gobind Singh — see main
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Hiuen Tsang Memorial
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Licchavi Vaiśālī
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Mahābodhi Tree of Bodh Gaya
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Mahāvīra at Pāvāpurī
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Maṇḍara-parvata of Madhepura
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Mañjuśrī at Nālandā Mahāvihāra
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Nalanda — The Ancient Monastic University
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Śākyamuni Buddha at Bodh Gaya
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Śākyamuni Buddha at Bodh Gaya
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Sikh Gurdwaras — Guru Granth Sahib's Sacred Sites
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Sītā Kund of Sitāmarhi
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Takht Patna Sahib
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