Corpus Analytics

Census Insights

What the ELGODS corpus actually contains — in numbers.

Entries · 2,702
Reviewed · 229
Authors · 422

At a glance

2702Published entries
229Tier 0 reviewed (8%)
407Entries with Tier 1 sources
1465Structured geo-anchored
308Distinct tradition tags
422Unique cited authors

Category breakdown

deities
1650
temples
779
practices
67
sacred texts
64
religions
36
festivals
29
travelers
20
stories
16
timeline
16
divine animals
14
glossary
10
literature
1

Top 10 traditions (by entry-tag count)

Entries can carry multiple tradition tags; 4387 total tags across 2702 entries.

Hindu
1533
Vaishnava
359
Shaiva
239
Tamil
238
Sri Vaishnava
193
Shakta
178
Folk
130
Divya Desam
109
Buddhist
107
Regional
53

Source tier coverage

Each entry ranked by its best-cited source tier (T1 = author + year + pages; T2 = named work; T3 = generic reference).

Tier 1 sources
407
Tier 2 sources
513
Tier 3 sources
378
No sources cited
1404

Geographic coverage (top 10 states / countries)

1465 entries have structured geo data; 1784 more have prose geographic description.

Tamil Nadu
442
Kerala
119
Maharashtra
100
Uttar Pradesh
83
Karnataka
75
Uttarakhand
51
Gujarat
48
Rajasthan
47
Madhya Pradesh
45
Andhra Pradesh
41

Historical period (deities)

Vedic (pre-500 BCE)
41
Ancient (500 BCE–500 CE)
218
Classical (500–1000 CE)
47
Medieval (1000–1700 CE)
75
Modern (1700 CE+)
98
Unspecified
1171

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literature
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Media coverage

Entries with images289 / 2702 (11%)

All numbers are derived live from the published corpus — they update whenever entries are added, merged, or promoted to reviewed. Hidden categories: drafts, redirect stubs, and body-length-below-threshold entries are excluded. See the full census for the aesthetic view.