Deities — ELGODS

Divine beings across sacred traditions

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§Sacred Geography

How the 1650 deities are distributed across the Indian subcontinent — by state, tradition, and era.

Total deities

States/Regions

Earliest Era

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

varies by tradition

Varies by tradition

Oral / medieval / documented history

Oral tradition / medieval-modern

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By State

By Tradition

By Era

Adbhuta-nārāyaṇa

Ambalappuzha Krishna

Aranmula Parthasarathy

Gōvinda-rāja-perumāḷ (Kerala's Thiruchittrakuta)

Kūḍalmāṇikyam — Bharata

Narasimha of Achankovil

Navā-mukunda

Śrī Vallabha

Step 1 — Desire (Ichhā) transformed to Faith

Step 10 — Delusion (Moha)

Step 11 — Lust (Kāma)

Step 12 — Malice (Asūyā)

Step 13 — Ego (Ahaṁkāra)

Step 14 — Sattva

Step 15 — Rajas

Step 16 — Tamas

Step 17 — Vidyā (Knowledge)

Step 18 — Avidyā dissolved / Mokṣa

Step 2 — Dispassion (Vairāgya)

Step 3 — Renunciation (Tyāga)

Step 4 — Dharma

Step 5 — Truth (Satya)

Step 6 — Wrath (Krodha)

Step 7 — Pride (Mada)

Step 8 — Jealousy (Mātsarya)

Step 9 — Greed (Lobha)

Thiruvananthapuram Padmanabha

Thrikkākara Vāmana

Tirunelli Mahavishnu

Vamana