Sacred Facts · At a Glance
- Sacred Colours
- tradition-specific
- Sacred Offerings
- tradition-specific
Primary Scriptures
1 source- Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional / oral
Kula-devatas — family gods
Tradition
Hindu / Regional
The Place
- Location: Across India, Multiple, India (0.0°N, 0.0°E)
Sacred Narrative
A kula-devatā is the specific god of a specific family line. Every Hindu family (especially in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu) identifies one god or goddess as the family-protector, passed down the generations. Pilgrimage to this kul-devata is compulsory at births, weddings, deaths. Example: Many Deshastha Brahmin families have kul-devata in Jejuri Khandoba or Pandharpur Vitthal; many Kammavar Naidu families in Telugu country trace to Tirupati. The kul-devata concept honors the sacred-family-dimension of Indian spiritual life.
Why This Entry Matters
India's sacred landscape embraces all faith-traditions — Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk — each with its own cosmology. This entry honors Hindu on its own terms.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
- Offerings
- tradition-specific
- Sacred colours
- tradition-specific
🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • tradition-specific observances
- Puja sequence
- tradition-specific
🎊 Festivals
- Annual Kula-devatas — family gods festivalSeasonally · 1–15 days
📜 Primary Scriptural Sources
- Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional / oral
Sources & provenance
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookHindu tradition sources
- 📖Supporting referenceGazetteerMultiple District Gazetteer / local
