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Sacred Plants
Tulsi, kusha, durva — plants woven into ritual life
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tulasī
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Kalki
The Tenth Avatar & Future Redeemer — Herald of the Golden Age
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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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Kurma
The Cosmic Tortoise Avatar — Bedrock of Creation & Samudra Manthan
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Kallazhagar (Alagar Koyil Vishnu)
Kallaḻagar — the Stone-Handsome Lord of Alagar Hills
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darbha grass
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Agni
God of Fire & Cosmic Purifier — Divine Messenger, Primordial Priest & Āgneya Dikpāla
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Hanuman — The Supreme Devotee
The Devoted Hero — Symbol of Strength, Intellect & Unwavering Service
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Kalki
The Tenth Avatar & Future Redeemer — Herald of the Golden Age
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Kurma
The Cosmic Tortoise Avatar — Bedrock of Creation & Samudra Manthan
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Matsya
The Primordial Fish Avatar — Savior of the Vedas & Vaivasvata Manu
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Parashurama
The Axe-Bearing Sage-Warrior — Sixth Avatar of Vishnu & Immortal Chiranjivi
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Surya
The Sun God — Eye of the Universe & Source of Light
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Vamana
The Divine Dwarf & Cosmic Trivikrama — Lord of the Three Strides
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Varuna
Sovereign of Cosmic Waters — Upholder of Ṛta & Paścima Dikpāla
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Vayu
Lord of the Wind & Cosmic Prana — Breath of the Universe & Vāyavya Dikpāla
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Yama
Dharmarāja — Lord of Cosmic Justice, Mortality & Dakṣiṇa Dikpāla
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tulsi
8
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Ayyappa
Hariharaputra — The Celibate Yogic Lord of Sabarimala & Eternal Dharma Śāstā
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Dattatreya
Trimūrti Incarnation & Primordial Adi Guru of Avadhutas and Nath Yogis
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Ganga
The Celestial River Goddess — Cosmic Purifier, Mother of Bhīṣma & Mokṣa-Dāyinī
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Jagannath
Lord of the Universe — the wooden deity of Puri
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Meenakshi Amman Temple
Mīnākṣī-Cokkanātha — the heart of Tamil Shaivism and Shaktism
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Manasa Devi
Manasā Devī — snake-goddess of Bengal
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Sita
The Ideal Consort — Wife of Rama
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Tripura Sundari
Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī — Supreme Empress of Śrī Vidyā & Ṣoḍaśī Mahāvidyā
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bilva
7
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Ayyappa
Hariharaputra — The Celibate Yogic Lord of Sabarimala & Eternal Dharma Śāstā
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Dattatreya
Trimūrti Incarnation & Primordial Adi Guru of Avadhutas and Nath Yogis
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Kalabhairav
Lord of Time & Dissolution — Supreme Kotwāl of Kashi & Fierce Manifestation of Shiva
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Kuber
Sovereign of Yakshas & Lord of Wealth — Guardian of the North & Navanidhi
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Nandi
The Sacred Bull — Vehicle of Shiva
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Parvati
The Mountain Goddess — Mother of the Universe & Consort of Shiva
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Tripura Sundari
Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī — Supreme Empress of Śrī Vidyā & Ṣoḍaśī Mahāvidyā
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kuśa grass
4
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Indra
King of the Devas — Lord of the Heavens, Storms & Lightning
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Varuna
Sovereign of Cosmic Waters — Upholder of Ṛta & Paścima Dikpāla
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Vayu
Lord of the Wind & Cosmic Prana — Breath of the Universe & Vāyavya Dikpāla
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Yama
Dharmarāja — Lord of Cosmic Justice, Mortality & Dakṣiṇa Dikpāla
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dūrvā grass
3
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Kali
The Dark Mother — Goddess of Time, Transformation & Ultimate Liberation
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Saraswati
Goddess of Knowledge, Music, Speech & Arts
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Shiva
Mahadeva — The Supreme Lord of Transformation & Asceticism
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mango
2
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Kamadeva
Lord of Cosmic Desire, Love & Spring — Holder of the Sugarcane Bow & Five Flower Arrows
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Meenakshi Amman Temple
Mīnākṣī-Cokkanātha — the heart of Tamil Shaivism and Shaktism
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sugarcane (ikṣu)
2
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Kamadeva
Lord of Cosmic Desire, Love & Spring — Holder of the Sugarcane Bow & Five Flower Arrows
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Tripura Sundari
Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī — Supreme Empress of Śrī Vidyā & Ṣoḍaśī Mahāvidyā
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21-blade offerings
1
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Mayureshwar of Morgaon
Peacock-riding Ganesha — First of the Ashtavinayak
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araṇi wood (śamī and aśvattha)
1
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Agni
God of Fire & Cosmic Purifier — Divine Messenger, Primordial Priest & Āgneya Dikpāla
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arka (calotropis gigantea — the sacred sun-shrub)
1
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Surya
The Sun God — Eye of the Universe & Source of Light
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arka (calotropis gigantea)
1
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Kali
The Dark Mother — Goddess of Time, Transformation & Ultimate Liberation
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arka plant
1
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Hanuman — The Supreme Devotee
The Devoted Hero — Symbol of Strength, Intellect & Unwavering Service
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arugampul (bermuda grass)
1
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Tirupparankundram Murugan Temple
Tirupparankundram — First of the Six Abodes (Āṟupāḍai Vīḍu)
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banana tree (kadalī-taru)
1
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Lakshmi
Goddess of Prosperity, Fortune, Grace & Auspiciousness
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barley (yava)
1
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Yama
Dharmarāja — Lord of Cosmic Justice, Mortality & Dakṣiṇa Dikpāla
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bhaṅg (cannabis)
1
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Shiva
Mahadeva — The Supreme Lord of Transformation & Asceticism
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bilva (aegle marmelos — trifoliate leaves representing the three gunas and three eyes)
1
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Shiva
Mahadeva — The Supreme Lord of Transformation & Asceticism
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bilva (villaku)
1
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Meenakshi Amman Temple
Mīnākṣī-Cokkanātha — the heart of Tamil Shaivism and Shaktism
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bilva leaves
1
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Kali
The Dark Mother — Goddess of Time, Transformation & Ultimate Liberation
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bilva tree (leaves dear to lakshmi)
1
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Lakshmi
Goddess of Prosperity, Fortune, Grace & Auspiciousness
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black sesame (til)
1
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Yama
Dharmarāja — Lord of Cosmic Justice, Mortality & Dakṣiṇa Dikpāla
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darbha / kuśa grass
1
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Vishnu
The Preserver — Supreme Cosmic Sustainer & All-Pervading Lord
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darbha / kusha grass
1
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Rama
The Ideal King — Avatar of Vishnu
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datura
1
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Kalabhairav
Lord of Time & Dissolution — Supreme Kotwāl of Kashi & Fierce Manifestation of Shiva
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durva
1
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Ganga
The Celestial River Goddess — Cosmic Purifier, Mother of Bhīṣma & Mokṣa-Dāyinī
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durvā grass
1
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Mayureshwar of Morgaon
Peacock-riding Ganesha — First of the Ashtavinayak
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dūrvā grass (cynodon dactylon) — 21 blades offered in knots
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Ganesha
Lord of Beginnings — Remover of Obstacles
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durvā grass (during navaratri)
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Durga
The Divine Mother — Warrior Goddess
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haoma
1
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Mithra
Yazata of Covenant, Light, and Oath
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haoma (sacred plant, parallel to soma)
1
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Ahura Mazda
Wise Lord — Supreme Creator
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jasmine vines
1
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Kamadeva
Lord of Cosmic Desire, Love & Spring — Holder of the Sugarcane Bow & Five Flower Arrows
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kadamba tree
1
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Meenakshi
Fish-Eyed Goddess of Madurai
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kalpavriksha
1
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Kuber
Sovereign of Yakshas & Lord of Wealth — Guardian of the North & Navanidhi
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kuśa / darbha grass (used in vedic rituals)
1
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Brahma
The Creator — First Person of the Trimurti & Lord of Cosmic Wisdom
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kusha grass
1
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Ganga
The Celestial River Goddess — Cosmic Purifier, Mother of Bhīṣma & Mokṣa-Dāyinī
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lotus
1
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Shukra
Guru of Demons — Planet Venus
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lotus root (kamal-kakdi)
1
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Varuna
Sovereign of Cosmic Waters — Upholder of Ṛta & Paścima Dikpāla
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mustā
1
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Narasimha
The Man-Lion Avatar — Primal Protector of Dharma
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mustā (nut grass, cyperus rotundus)
1
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Varaha
The Cosmic Boar Avatar — Rescuer of the Earth
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mustard greens
1
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Varahi
The Boar-Faced Mother Goddess — Fifth Sapta Mātṛkā & Daṇḍanāthā of Śrī Vidyā
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nāga-champā (plumeria)
1
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Manasa Devi
Manasā Devī — snake-goddess of Bengal
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neem
1
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Amman
Mother Goddess
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neem (the murtis are carved from neem wood)
1
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Jagannath
Lord of the Universe — the wooden deity of Puri
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palāśa
1
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Chandra
The Moon God & Lord of the Mind — Sovereign of the Stars & Pavamāna Soma
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palāśa (butea monosperma)
1
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Brahma
The Creator — First Person of the Trimurti & Lord of Cosmic Wisdom
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palasa staff
1
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Vamana
The Divine Dwarf & Cosmic Trivikrama — Lord of the Three Strides
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parijata
1
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Kuber
Sovereign of Yakshas & Lord of Wealth — Guardian of the North & Navanidhi
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peach (of immortality)
1
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Yu Huang Shangdi
Jade Emperor — Supreme Ruler of the Celestial Bureaucracy
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peach of immortality
1
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Taishang Laojun (Deified Laozi)
Supreme Venerable Sovereign — Deified Form of Laozi
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peepal
1
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Brihaspati
Guru of Gods — Planet Jupiter
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peepal root circumambulation
1
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Shani
Karmic Lord of Justice — Planet Saturn
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pomegranate
1
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Varahi
The Boar-Faced Mother Goddess — Fifth Sapta Mātṛkā & Daṇḍanāthā of Śrī Vidyā
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red sandalwood (rakta-candana)
1
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Surya
The Sun God — Eye of the Universe & Source of Light
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rice (taṇḍula)
1
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Chandra
The Moon God & Lord of the Mind — Sovereign of the Stars & Pavamāna Soma
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rudrākṣa
1
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Parashurama
The Axe-Bearing Sage-Warrior — Sixth Avatar of Vishnu & Immortal Chiranjivi
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rudrākṣa (elaeocarpus ganitrus — tears of shiva)
1
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Shiva
Mahadeva — The Supreme Lord of Transformation & Asceticism
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sakaki (cleyera japonica)
1
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Amaterasu Ōmikami
Great Kami Who Shines in Heaven — Sun Goddess
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śamī tree offerings
1
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Shani
Karmic Lord of Justice — Planet Saturn
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soma (the sacred exhilarating plant pressed in vedic rituals)
1
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Indra
King of the Devas — Lord of the Heavens, Storms & Lightning
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soma plant
1
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Chandra
The Moon God & Lord of the Mind — Sovereign of the Stars & Pavamāna Soma
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tamāla tree
1
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Radha
Supreme Hlādinī Śakti — Eternal Queen of Vrindavan & Embodiment of Mahābhāva
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thulsi
1
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Tirupparankundram Murugan Temple
Tirupparankundram — First of the Six Abodes (Āṟupāḍai Vīḍu)
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tulasī (garlands of tulsi leaves offered to hanuman)
1
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Hanuman — The Supreme Devotee
The Devoted Hero — Symbol of Strength, Intellect & Unwavering Service
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tulasī (holy basil)
1
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Narasimha
The Man-Lion Avatar — Primal Protector of Dharma
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tulasī (ocimum sanctum — without which no food offering is accepted by vishnu)
1
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Vishnu
The Preserver — Supreme Cosmic Sustainer & All-Pervading Lord
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tulasī (ocimum sanctum)
1
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Varaha
The Cosmic Boar Avatar — Rescuer of the Earth
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tulasī (ocimum sanctum) — without which no food offering is accepted by krishna
1
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Krishna
The Supreme Teacher & Lord of Divine Love
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tulasī (revered as an incarnation of lakshmi in vaishnavism)
1
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Lakshmi
Goddess of Prosperity, Fortune, Grace & Auspiciousness
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tulsi (holy basil)
1
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Rama
The Ideal King — Avatar of Vishnu
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tulsi (offered only on ganesha chaturthi in specific traditions)
1
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Ganesha
Lord of Beginnings — Remover of Obstacles
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tulsi (sacred basil)
1
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Radha
Supreme Hlādinī Śakti — Eternal Queen of Vrindavan & Embodiment of Mahābhāva
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turmeric plant (haridrā)
1
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Parvati
The Mountain Goddess — Mother of the Universe & Consort of Shiva
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vanni tree (sthala-vṛkṣa)
1
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Kallazhagar (Alagar Koyil Vishnu)
Kallaḻagar — the Stone-Handsome Lord of Alagar Hills
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white sandalwood (śveta-candana)
1
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Saraswati
Goddess of Knowledge, Music, Speech & Arts
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