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 1–36 of 207 (filtered from 1650)
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Adi-nātha-perumāḷ
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Adikesava-perumal (Ashtabujagaram)
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Adikeshava-perumal
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Airavateshwara Darasuram
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Aiyanar of Pudukottai
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Aiyyanār of Puliyangudi
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Akilandeshwari of Thiruvanaikka — the goddess-consort
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Alangudi Guru
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Alwarthirunagari
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Amṛtaghaṭeśvara
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Āṇḍāḷ (Godādevi)
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Angala Parameswari
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Angalamman
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Āngālamman of Kumbakonam
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Annyur-natha-eswarar
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Arul-vallar of Thirupazhamannippadikkarai
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Arunachaleshwara Thiruvannamalai
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Avinashi-appan of Thirukkaronam
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Avinashi-appar (Avinasi-lingam)
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Avinashi-natha
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Ayyanar
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Azhagiya-nambi-perumal
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Bhaktavatsala-perumal
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Bilvāraṇyeśvara
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Brahmapura-eswarar / Sattanathar / Thoniappar
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Brihadeeshwarar Thanjavur
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Budatt Āḻvār
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Chidambaram Natarāja
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Chokkanathar of Thirukkolakka
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Devasenā — Indra's daughter
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Ekāmbareshwar Kanchipuram
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Gangaikondacholapuram Brihadeeshwarar
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Gopala-krishna-perumal
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Jagatrakshaga-perumal
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Jambukeshwar Thiruvanaikaval
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