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 1–21 of 21 (filtered from 1650)
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Agni
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Apsara
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Ashta-Dikpalas
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Brihaspati
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Chandra
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Chhath Maiya (Pilgrimage)
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Gandharva
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Indra
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Kamadhenu
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Ketu
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Kimpurusha
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Kinnara
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Rahu
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Rudra: The Vedic Form of Shiva
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Savitri: Goddess of the Sun's Vital Power
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Shani
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Shukra
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Surya
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Varuna
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Vayu
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