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Sacred Flowers
Lotus, hibiscus, dhatura — blossoms offered in worship
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Unique sacred flowers
🦁 Sacred Animals
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🪷 Sacred Flowers
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🪔 Sacred Offerings
🥥 Sacred Fruits
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lotus
60
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Apsara
Celestial Nymph
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Chandraghanta
Chandraghanta — Moon-Bell — Day 3 of Navratri
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Chitrakoot Dham
Citrakūṭa — sacred mount where Rama lived in exile
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Dattatreya: The Triple Divine
Hindu
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Jagannath
Lord of the Universe — the wooden deity of Puri
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Kārvāṉar-perumāḷ
Thirukkalvanoor — Vishnu the "handsome thief"
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Kāragathān-perumāḷ
Thiru-kāragam — Vishnu standing in a kārakam (mṛdaṅga/hourglass pose)
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Kalva-perumāḷ
Thiru-kārvānam — Vishnu of the "dark form"
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Jagadīśvara-perumāḷ
Thiru-neeragam — Vishnu in the water
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Nilāthingal-thuṇḍa-perumāḷ
Nilāthingal-thuṇḍam — Vishnu of the moonbeam
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Ulagaḷantha-perumāḷ (Trivikrama #2)
Thiru-ooragam — Vishnu's second Kanchi Trivikrama
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Pāṇḍava-dūta-perumāḷ
Pāṇḍava-dūta — Krishna the messenger of the Pāṇḍavas
+48 more
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tulasī (holy basil)
26
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Kārvāṉar-perumāḷ
Thirukkalvanoor — Vishnu the "handsome thief"
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Kāragathān-perumāḷ
Thiru-kāragam — Vishnu standing in a kārakam (mṛdaṅga/hourglass pose)
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Kalva-perumāḷ
Thiru-kārvānam — Vishnu of the "dark form"
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Jagadīśvara-perumāḷ
Thiru-neeragam — Vishnu in the water
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Nilāthingal-thuṇḍa-perumāḷ
Nilāthingal-thuṇḍam — Vishnu of the moonbeam
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Ulagaḷantha-perumāḷ (Trivikrama #2)
Thiru-ooragam — Vishnu's second Kanchi Trivikrama
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Pāṇḍava-dūta-perumāḷ
Pāṇḍava-dūta — Krishna the messenger of the Pāṇḍavas
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Yathokthakāri-perumāḷ (Sonnavannam-Seitha-perumāḷ)
Thiru-velukkai — Vishnu who acts as the devotee says
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Ulakaḷaṇḍa-perumāḷ (Trivikrama)
Ulakaḷandhar — Vishnu as the cosmic strider
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Kallazhagar (Alagar Koyil Vishnu)
Kallaḻagar — the Stone-Handsome Lord of Alagar Hills
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Adi-nātha-perumāḷ
Alwarthirunagari — birthplace of Nammāḻvār
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Magara-nedung-kuḻai-kātha-perumāḷ
Nava Tirupati — Thenthirupperai
+14 more
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champaka
23
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Ayyappa
Hariharaputra — the celibate god of Sabarimala
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Jagannath
Lord of the Universe — the wooden deity of Puri
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Devaraja of Naimisharanya
Devaraja-perumal of Naimisharanya — forest of recitation
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Sowriraja-perumal
Sowriraja of Thirukkannapuram — Krishna's long-haired form
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Adikesava-perumal (Ashtabujagaram)
Ashtabujagaram of Kanchi — eight-armed Vishnu
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Saranatha-perumal (distinct shrine)
Saranatha — Vishnu of Kaveri-wedding
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Saranatha-perumal of Thirucherai
Saranatha — Vishnu the shelter-giver
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Parimala-ranganatha
Parimala-ranganatha of Thiru-indalur
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Bhaktavatsala-perumal
Bhaktavatsala of Thirukannamangai — the lover of devotees
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Loganatha-perumal
Loganatha of Thirukkannangudi — Vishnu lord of the world
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Gopala-krishna-perumal
Gopalakrishna of Thirukavalampadi
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Varadaraja-perumal
Varadaraja (Devaraja) of Kanchi — great Vishnu of Tondai-mandalam
+11 more
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tulasi
20
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Devaraja of Naimisharanya
Devaraja-perumal of Naimisharanya — forest of recitation
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Sowriraja-perumal
Sowriraja of Thirukkannapuram — Krishna's long-haired form
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Adikesava-perumal (Ashtabujagaram)
Ashtabujagaram of Kanchi — eight-armed Vishnu
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Saranatha-perumal (distinct shrine)
Saranatha — Vishnu of Kaveri-wedding
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Saranatha-perumal of Thirucherai
Saranatha — Vishnu the shelter-giver
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Parimala-ranganatha
Parimala-ranganatha of Thiru-indalur
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Bhaktavatsala-perumal
Bhaktavatsala of Thirukannamangai — the lover of devotees
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Loganatha-perumal
Loganatha of Thirukkannangudi — Vishnu lord of the world
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Gopala-krishna-perumal
Gopalakrishna of Thirukavalampadi
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Varadaraja-perumal
Varadaraja (Devaraja) of Kanchi — great Vishnu of Tondai-mandalam
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Jagatrakshaga-perumal
Jagatrakshaga of Thirukkoodalur — Vishnu who saves the world
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Azhagiya-nambi-perumal
Azhagiya Nambi of Thirukkurungudi — the handsome Lord
+8 more
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red lotus
18
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Ashta-Lakshmi
Hinduism
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Chamunda Devi
Fierce Form of Durga
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Chamundeshwari
Goddess of Chamundi Hill — royal deity of Mysuru
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Chenrezig
Bodhisattva of Compassion
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Durga
The Divine Mother — Warrior Goddess
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Garuda
King of Birds — Vehicle of Vishnu
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Kali
The Dark Goddess — Time & Liberation
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Kamakhya
Goddess of Desire — Shakti Peetha of the Yoni
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Kanchi Kamakshi
Goddess of Kanchipuram
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Kartikeya / Murugan
Kaumaram (Shaivism)
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Katyayani
Katyayani — Born of Sage Kātyāyana — Day 6 of Navratri
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Lakshmi
Goddess of Wealth, Fortune & Prosperity
+6 more
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jasmine
10
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Chandra
The Moon God — Lord of Mind & Emotions
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Kanchi Kamakshi
Goddess of Kanchipuram
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Krishna
The Dark Lord — Supreme Deity of Love
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Lakshmi
Goddess of Wealth, Fortune & Prosperity
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Meenakshi Amman Temple
Mīnākṣī-Cokkanātha — the heart of Tamil Shaivism and Shaktism
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Parvati
The Divine Mother — Consort of Shiva
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Radha
The Divine Consort — Symbol of Devotion
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Shukra
Guru of Demons — Planet Venus
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Tirumogur Kallazhagar Temple
Tirumōgūr — where Mohini bestowed amṛta
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Tirupparankundram Murugan Temple
Tirupparankundram — First of the Six Abodes (Āṟupāḍai Vīḍu)
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red hibiscus
10
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Ambaji
Ambājī Mātā — one of 51 Śakti Pīṭhas
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Amman
Mother Goddess
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Chamunda Devi
Fierce Form of Durga
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Chamundeshwari
Goddess of Chamundi Hill — royal deity of Mysuru
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Kamakhya
Goddess of Desire — Shakti Peetha of the Yoni
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Kushmanda
Kushmanda — Cosmic-Egg Creator — Day 4 of Navratri
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Manasa Devi
Manasā Devī — snake-goddess of Bengal
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Mayureshwar of Morgaon
Peacock-riding Ganesha — First of the Ashtavinayak
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Meenakshi
Fish-Eyed Goddess of Madurai
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Tulja Bhavani
Tuḷjā Bhavānī — Kuladevī of Chhatrapati Shivaji
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marigold
8
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Chamunda Devi
Fierce Form of Durga
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Chitrakoot Dham
Citrakūṭa — sacred mount where Rama lived in exile
🔱
Dattatreya: The Triple Divine
Hindu
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Durga
The Divine Mother — Warrior Goddess
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Hanuman — The Monkey God
The Devoted Monkey God — Symbol of Devotion
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Meenakshi Amman Temple
Mīnākṣī-Cokkanātha — the heart of Tamil Shaivism and Shaktism
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Mayureshwar of Morgaon
Peacock-riding Ganesha — First of the Ashtavinayak
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Surya
The Sun God — Source of Life
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blue lotus
5
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Kalaratri
Kalaratri — Dark Night — Day 7 of Navratri
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Kamadeva
God of Desire — Lord of Love
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Manasa Devi
Manasā Devī — snake-goddess of Bengal
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Radha
The Divine Consort — Symbol of Devotion
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Shiva
The Destroyer — Supreme Ascetic
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white lotus
5
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Baladev
Lord of Animals
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Brahma
The Creator — God of Creation
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Chandra
The Moon God — Lord of Mind & Emotions
☸️
Chenrezig
Bodhisattva of Compassion
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Shukra
Guru of Demons — Planet Venus
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red hibiscus (japā)
4
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Durga
The Divine Mother — Warrior Goddess
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Ganesha
Lord of Beginnings — Remover of Obstacles
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Hanuman — The Monkey God
The Devoted Monkey God — Symbol of Devotion
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Surya
The Sun God — Source of Life
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white flowers
4
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Guru Nanak
The First Guru
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Mahagauri
Mahagauri — Great Fair One — Day 8 of Navratri
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The Great Hero of Jainism
The Great Hero of Jainism
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Nandi
The Sacred Bull — Vehicle of Shiva
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kadamba
3
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Durga
The Divine Mother — Warrior Goddess
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Krishna
The Dark Lord — Supreme Deity of Love
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Vishnu
The Preserver — Supreme God of Hinduism
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pārijāta
3
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Apsara
Celestial Nymph
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Gandharva
Celestial Musician
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Vamana
Vāmana — fifth avatar of Vishnu, the Dwarf-Brahmin
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rose
3
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Ambaji
Ambājī Mātā — one of 51 Śakti Pīṭhas
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Meenakshi Amman Temple
Mīnākṣī-Cokkanātha — the heart of Tamil Shaivism and Shaktism
🪔
Tulja Bhavani
Tuḷjā Bhavānī — Kuladevī of Chhatrapati Shivaji
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tulsi flower
3
🌸
Krishna
The Dark Lord — Supreme Deity of Love
🌸
Radha
The Divine Consort — Symbol of Devotion
🌸
Rama
The Ideal King — Avatar of Vishnu
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bilva flower
2
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Nandi
The Sacred Bull — Vehicle of Shiva
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Shiva
The Destroyer — Supreme Ascetic
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jabā
2
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Amman
Mother Goddess
🪔
Kamakhya
Goddess of Desire — Shakti Peetha of the Yoni
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kaḍamba
2
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Kanchi Kamakshi
Goddess of Kanchipuram
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Kartikeya
The Divine Warrior — Son of Shiva
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mandāra
2
🔥
Apsara
Celestial Nymph
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Surya
The Sun God — Source of Life
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akanda
1
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Rahu
The North Lunar Node — Shadow of Ambition
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akanda/arka
1
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Kali
The Dark Goddess — Time & Liberation
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akanda/arka (calotropis gigantea)
1
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Shiva
The Destroyer — Supreme Ascetic
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aparājitā
1
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Hanuman — The Monkey God
The Devoted Monkey God — Symbol of Devotion
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arka/akanda
1
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Ayyanar
Village Sovereign — the meditating warrior of the Tamil boundary
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aśoka blossom
1
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Kamadeva
God of Desire — Lord of Love
🪷
aśoka blossom (from aśoka-vana)
1
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Sita
The Ideal Consort — Wife of Rama
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black lotus (nīlotpala)
1
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Shani
Karmic Lord of Justice — Planet Saturn
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blue flowers
1
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Shani
Karmic Lord of Justice — Planet Saturn
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blue/purple flowers
1
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Rahu
The North Lunar Node — Shadow of Ambition
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chrysanthemum (imperial emblem)
1
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Amaterasu Ōmikami
Great Kami Who Shines in Heaven — Sun Goddess
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dhatura (datura metel)
1
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Shiva
The Destroyer — Supreme Ascetic
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durvā
1
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Mayureshwar of Morgaon
Peacock-riding Ganesha — First of the Ashtavinayak
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ḍūrvā-bouquets
1
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Ganesha
Lord of Beginnings — Remover of Obstacles
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garland of flowers floated as offerings
1
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Ganga
The Sacred River Goddess
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jasmine (mallikā)
1
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Kamadeva
God of Desire — Lord of Love
🪷
kadamba flower
1
🌸
Radha
The Divine Consort — Symbol of Devotion
🪷
kaḍamba flower
1
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Kartikeya / Murugan
Kaumaram (Shaivism)
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konrai (cassia fistula, tamil golden shower)
1
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shiva-nataraja
Shiva
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lily
1
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Parvati
The Divine Mother — Consort of Shiva
🪷
lotus (blue)
1
🔥
Varuna
God of Cosmic Order & Water
🪷
lotus (nīlotpala blue/white)
1
🌸
Vishnu
The Preserver — Supreme God of Hinduism
🪷
lotus (red/blue)
1
🌸
Krishna
The Dark Lord — Supreme Deity of Love
🪷
mallikā (jasmine)
1
🪔
Meenakshi
Fish-Eyed Goddess of Madurai
🪷
mandāra (coral flower)
1
🌸
Narasimha
The Man-Lion Avatar of Vishnu
🪷
mango blossom
1
🔱
Kamadeva
God of Desire — Lord of Love
🪷
mullai (jasmine)
1
🌸
Kallazhagar (Alagar Koyil Vishnu)
Kallaḻagar — the Stone-Handsome Lord of Alagar Hills
🪷
multicoloured flowers
1
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Ketu
The South Lunar Node — Spirit of Liberation
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palāśa flower
1
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Saraswati
Goddess of Knowledge, Music & Arts
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pārijāta (nyctanthes arbor-tristis, celestial coral jasmine)
1
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Indra
King of Gods — God of Thunder & Rain
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peony
1
☯️
Yu Huang Shangdi
Jade Emperor — Supreme Ruler of the Celestial Bureaucracy
🪷
pink lotus
1
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Ashta-Lakshmi
Hinduism
🪷
pink lotus (padma)
1
🌸
Lakshmi
Goddess of Wealth, Fortune & Prosperity
🪷
pink rose
1
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Ambabai / Mahalakshmi
Karvir Nivasini — The Great Goddess of Kolhapur
🪷
plum blossom
1
☯️
Yu Huang Shangdi
Jade Emperor — Supreme Ruler of the Celestial Bureaucracy
🪷
red flowers
1
🌿
Ayyanar
Village Sovereign — the meditating warrior of the Tamil boundary
🪷
red flowers generally
1
🔥
Agni
God of Fire — Messenger Between Worlds
🪷
red hibiscus (japā pushpa)
1
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Kali
The Dark Goddess — Time & Liberation
🪷
red lotus (padma, brahma's seat)
1
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Brahma
The Creator — God of Creation
🪷
red sevvandi (chrysanthemum)
1
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Amman
Mother Goddess
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sakaki (sacred tree-offering)
1
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Amaterasu Ōmikami
Great Kami Who Shines in Heaven — Sun Goddess
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sandal paste
1
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Ayyappa
Hariharaputra — the celibate god of Sabarimala
🪷
santānaka
1
🔥
Apsara
Celestial Nymph
🪷
sevvantip pū (tamil chrysanthemum)
1
✦
Kartikeya / Murugan
Kaumaram (Shaivism)
🪷
sun-flowers
1
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Mithra
Yazata of Covenant, Light, and Oath
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tulasī
1
🌸
Tirumogur Kallazhagar Temple
Tirumōgūr — where Mohini bestowed amṛta
🪷
tuḷasī flower
1
🌸
Vishnu
The Preserver — Supreme God of Hinduism
🪷
tulsi
1
🌸
Jagannath
Lord of the Universe — the wooden deity of Puri
🪷
tulsi garland (worn on irumudi)
1
🔱
Ayyappa
Hariharaputra — the celibate god of Sabarimala
🪷
vaijayantī garland (five-flower garland)
1
🌸
Krishna
The Dark Lord — Supreme Deity of Love
🪷
vanni (prosopis cineraria)
1
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shiva-nataraja
Shiva
🪷
velli (silver) flowers
1
🔱
Tirupparankundram Murugan Temple
Tirupparankundram — First of the Six Abodes (Āṟupāḍai Vīḍu)
🪷
water-lily
1
🔥
Varuna
God of Cosmic Order & Water
🪷
white and pink lotus
1
🔥
Ganga
The Sacred River Goddess
🪷
white flowers (the sacred ashi — plant of order)
1
🔥
Ahura Mazda
Wise Lord — Supreme Creator
🪷
white jasmine
1
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Saraswati
Goddess of Knowledge, Music & Arts
🪷
white lotus (śveta-padma)
1
✦
Saraswati
Goddess of Knowledge, Music & Arts
🪷
yellow and red flowers
1
✦
Ganesha
Lord of Beginnings — Remover of Obstacles
🪷
yellow flowers (marigold)
1
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Brihaspati
Guru of Gods — Planet Jupiter
🪷
yellow marigold
1
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Lakshmi
Goddess of Wealth, Fortune & Prosperity
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