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Sacred Trees
Bodhi, banyan, bilva — trees where the divine dwells
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Unique sacred trees
🦁 Sacred Animals
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bilva
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Avinashi-appar (Avinasi-lingam)
Avinashi-appar of Avinashi — the Revival Shiva
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Brahma
The Creator — First Person of the Trimurti & Lord of Cosmic Wisdom
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Durga
The Divine Mother — Warrior Goddess
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Jvara-hareshwarar
Jvara-hareshwara of Kanchi — fever-remover
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Jvara-hareshwarar
Jvara-hareshwara of Kanchi — fever-remover
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Metrali-eswarar of Kanchi
Metrali-eswarar — the "upper-floor" Shiva of Kanchi
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Pasu-pateeswarar of Karur
Pasu-pateeswarar — Lord of the beasts
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Ketheeswaram of Mannar — 2nd Pancha-Ishwaram
Ketheeswaram — Shiva near the ancient port
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Kuṭralanātha / Kurumbala-eeswarar
Kuṭralanātha of Kuṭralam — Shiva at the great waterfall
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Lingaraja
Liṅgarāja — Harihara Shiva of Bhubaneswar
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Sundareśvara of Madurai Meenakshi
Sundareśvara — consort of Meenakshi at Madurai
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Munneswaram
Munneśvarar — one of Shiva's five ishvarams in Sri Lanka
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vilvam
25
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Avinashi-appar (Avinasi-lingam)
Avinashi-appar of Avinashi — the Revival Shiva
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Pasu-pateeswarar of Karur
Pasu-pateeswarar — Lord of the beasts
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Ketheeswaram of Mannar — 2nd Pancha-Ishwaram
Ketheeswaram — Shiva near the ancient port
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Malai-thunginatha-eswarar
Malai-thungi-natha of Kongu Nadu — "Shiva who cradles the mountain"
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Amṛtaghaṭeśvara
Amṛtaghaṭeśvara of Thirukkadaiyur — Shiva who defeated Yama
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Tirukkalanthar of Thirukkalavur
Tirukkalanthar — Shiva who conquered Kala (Time)
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Veera-sthaneswarar
Veera-sthana of Thirukkandiyur
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Sivalokanathar of Thirukkanur
Sivalokanathar — Shiva who opened heaven
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Avinashi-appan of Thirukkaronam
Avinashi-appan — the imperishable Shiva
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Chokkanathar of Thirukkolakka
Chokkanathar — Shiva as golden Lord
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Koneswarar of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) — the 5th Pancha-Ishwaram
Koneswarar — Shiva at the sacred mountain of Sri Lanka
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Prāṇanātheśvara
Prāṇanātheśvara of Thirumangalakudi
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peepal
8
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Angalamman
Aṅgāḷamman — goddess of cremation grounds
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Chitrakoot Dham
Citrakūṭa — sacred mount where Rama lived in exile
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Kali
The Dark Mother — Goddess of Time, Transformation & Ultimate Liberation
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Kaliamman (Tamil Folk)
Kāḷiyamman — Tamil village form of Kāḷī
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Mayureshwar of Morgaon
Peacock-riding Ganesha — First of the Ashtavinayak
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Muneeswaran
Munīśvaran — muni-god of the Tamil countryside
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Rama
The Ideal King — Avatar of Vishnu
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Samaleshwari
Samaleśvarī — presiding goddess of western Odisha
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śamī
5
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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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Kali
The Dark Mother — Goddess of Time, Transformation & Ultimate Liberation
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Narasimha
The Man-Lion Avatar — Primal Protector of Dharma
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Varaha
The Cosmic Boar Avatar — Rescuer of the Earth
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aśvattha
4
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Agni
God of Fire & Cosmic Purifier — Divine Messenger, Primordial Priest & Āgneya Dikpāla
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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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Surya
The Sun God — Eye of the Universe & Source of Light
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banyan
4
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Amman
Mother Goddess
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Ayyanar
Village Sovereign — the meditating warrior of the Tamil boundary
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Chitrakoot Dham
Citrakūṭa — sacred mount where Rama lived in exile
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Hanuman — The Supreme Devotee
The Devoted Hero — Symbol of Strength, Intellect & Unwavering Service
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kadamba
4
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Kamadeva
Lord of Cosmic Desire, Love & Spring — Holder of the Sugarcane Bow & Five Flower Arrows
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Rama
The Ideal King — Avatar of Vishnu
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Varuna
Sovereign of Cosmic Waters — Upholder of Ṛta & Paścima Dikpāla
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Vishnu
The Preserver — Supreme Cosmic Sustainer & All-Pervading Lord
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margosa (vēmbu)
4
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Angalamman
Aṅgāḷamman — goddess of cremation grounds
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Ayyanar
Village Sovereign — the meditating warrior of the Tamil boundary
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Kaliamman (Tamil Folk)
Kāḷiyamman — Tamil village form of Kāḷī
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Muneeswaran
Munīśvaran — muni-god of the Tamil countryside
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palmyra
3
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Angalamman
Aṅgāḷamman — goddess of cremation grounds
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Kaliamman (Tamil Folk)
Kāḷiyamman — Tamil village form of Kāḷī
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Muneeswaran
Munīśvaran — muni-god of the Tamil countryside
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śamī (prosopis cineraria)
3
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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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Shani
Karmic Lord of Justice — Planet Saturn
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aśvattha (ficus religiosa)
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Ganesha
Lord of Beginnings — Remover of Obstacles
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Ganga
The Celestial River Goddess — Cosmic Purifier, Mother of Bhīṣma & Mokṣa-Dāyinī
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aśvattha (peepal)
2
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Narasimha
The Man-Lion Avatar — Primal Protector of Dharma
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Varaha
The Cosmic Boar Avatar — Rescuer of the Earth
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kadamba (neolamarckia cadamba)
2
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Krishna
The Supreme Teacher & Lord of Divine Love
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Radha
Supreme Hlādinī Śakti — Eternal Queen of Vrindavan & Embodiment of Mahābhāva
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peepal (aśvattha)
2
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Brihaspati
Guru of Gods — Planet Jupiter
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Shani
Karmic Lord of Justice — Planet Saturn
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vaṭa (banyan)
2
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Brahma
The Creator — First Person of the Trimurti & Lord of Cosmic Wisdom
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Vishnu
The Preserver — Supreme Cosmic Sustainer & All-Pervading Lord
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amla (indian gooseberry)
1
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Lakshmi
Goddess of Prosperity, Fortune, Grace & Auspiciousness
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aparajitā creeper (clitoria ternatea)
1
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Durga
The Divine Mother — Warrior Goddess
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arjuna (indian laurel)
1
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Madhyarjuneshwarar — the middle-Arjuna Shiva
Madhyarjuneshwarar of Thiruvidaimaruthur
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arjuna tree
1
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Vayu
Lord of the Wind & Cosmic Prana — Breath of the Universe & Vāyavya Dikpāla
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arka
1
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Surya
The Sun God — Eye of the Universe & Source of Light
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arka (calotropis gigantea — shvetarka ganapati)
1
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Ganesha
Lord of Beginnings — Remover of Obstacles
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aśoka (saraca asoca, of the ashoka-vatika in lanka)
1
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Rama
The Ideal King — Avatar of Vishnu
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aśoka (saraca asoca)
1
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Kamadeva
Lord of Cosmic Desire, Love & Spring — Holder of the Sugarcane Bow & Five Flower Arrows
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aśoka (sītā's refuge during imprisonment)
1
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Sita
The Ideal Consort — Wife of Rama
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aśoka tree (saraca asoca)
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Parvati
The Mountain Goddess — Mother of the Universe & Consort of Shiva
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aśoka tree (under which kevala-jñāna attained)
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The Great Hero of Jainism
The Great Hero of Jainism
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aśvattha (peepal — where lakshmi resides on saturdays)
1
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Lakshmi
Goddess of Prosperity, Fortune, Grace & Auspiciousness
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aśvattha (peepal, ficus religiosa — 'aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ' in gita)
1
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Vishnu
The Preserver — Supreme Cosmic Sustainer & All-Pervading Lord
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audumbara
1
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Mayureshwar of Morgaon
Peacock-riding Ganesha — First of the Ashtavinayak
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audumbara (ficus racemosa / cluster fig tree — the supreme living seat of dattatreya)
1
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Dattatreya
Trimūrti Incarnation & Primordial Adi Guru of Avadhutas and Nath Yogis
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bael (bilva)
1
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Varahi
The Boar-Faced Mother Goddess — Fifth Sapta Mātṛkā & Daṇḍanāthā of Śrī Vidyā
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bakula
1
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Neithana-nathar of Thiruneithanam
Neithana-nathar — Shiva of the lotus-stamen
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banyan (lining the sacred ghats)
1
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Ganga
The Celestial River Goddess — Cosmic Purifier, Mother of Bhīṣma & Mokṣa-Dāyinī
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banyan (vaṭa — tree of eternal endurance and savitri's tapas)
1
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Yama
Dharmarāja — Lord of Cosmic Justice, Mortality & Dakṣiṇa Dikpāla
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banyan (vaṭa)
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Kalabhairav
Lord of Time & Dissolution — Supreme Kotwāl of Kashi & Fierce Manifestation of Shiva
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banyan (whose leaves whisper in the wind)
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Vayu
Lord of the Wind & Cosmic Prana — Breath of the Universe & Vāyavya Dikpāla
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bilva (aegle marmelos)
1
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Lakshmi
Goddess of Prosperity, Fortune, Grace & Auspiciousness
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bilva (wood-apple)
1
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Aiyyārappar / Pañcanadeśvara
Aiyyārappar of Thiruvaiyāru — confluence of five rivers
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bilva + bakula
1
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Brahmapura-eswarar / Sattanathar / Thoniappar
Sattanathar of Seerkazhi — 3 shrines in 1
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bilva + jambu
1
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Akilandeshwari of Thiruvanaikka — the goddess-consort
Akilandeshwari (Ambal) of Jambukeshwara
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bilva + konrai
1
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Swetaranyeswarar — white-forest Shiva; Budha parihara
Swetaranyeswarar — Budha's remission temple
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chidambaram tillai (mangrove)
1
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shiva-nataraja
Shiva
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devadaru (himalayan cedar)
1
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Ganga
The Celestial River Goddess — Cosmic Purifier, Mother of Bhīṣma & Mokṣa-Dāyinī
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flame-of-the-forest
1
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Pāla-sama-nātheśvara
Pāla-sama-nātha of Thiruthuraipoondi
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jambu
1
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Rama
The Ideal King — Avatar of Vishnu
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jamun (syzygium cumini)
1
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Varahi
The Boar-Faced Mother Goddess — Fifth Sapta Mātṛkā & Daṇḍanāthā of Śrī Vidyā
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kaḍamba
1
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Kartikeya
The Divine Warrior — Son of Shiva
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kadamba (associated with meenakshi / kadambavanam)
1
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Parvati
The Mountain Goddess — Mother of the Universe & Consort of Shiva
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kadamba (dwelling in the kadamba-vana)
1
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Tripura Sundari
Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī — Supreme Empress of Śrī Vidyā & Ṣoḍaśī Mahāvidyā
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kaḍamba (neolamarckia cadamba)
1
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Kartikeya / Murugan
The Lord of Kurinji — Commander of the Divine Army
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kadamba (sthala-vṛkṣa of madurai)
1
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Meenakshi
Fish-Eyed Goddess of Madurai
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kadamba (sthala-vṛkṣa, the tree of madurai)
1
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Sundareśvara of Madurai Meenakshi
Sundareśvara — consort of Meenakshi at Madurai
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kalpavriksha
1
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Tripura Sundari
Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī — Supreme Empress of Śrī Vidyā & Ṣoḍaśī Mahāvidyā
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kalpavṛkṣa (the wish-fulfilling tree of svarga)
1
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Indra
King of the Devas — Lord of the Heavens, Storms & Lightning
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kaṭalam
1
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Tiru-vanji-kāḷi co-shrine at Thiruvallur
Shiva of the Veeraraghava precinct — Thiruvallur
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kuṟuntai-maram (coral jasmine)
1
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Kuṭralanātha / Kurumbala-eeswarar
Kuṭralanātha of Kuṭralam — Shiva at the great waterfall
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mahua (madhuca longifolia)
1
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Singbonga
Sing Boṅgā — Sun-Creator of the Ho and Munda people
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mango (ekāmra is city of one-mango-tree)
1
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Lingaraja
Liṅgarāja — Harihara Shiva of Bhubaneswar
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mango (mangifera indica)
1
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Kamadeva
Lord of Cosmic Desire, Love & Spring — Holder of the Sugarcane Bow & Five Flower Arrows
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mango (sthala-vṛkṣa at kanchi)
1
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Kanchi Kamakshi
Goddess of Kanchipuram
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mango tree (at ekambareswarar kanchipuram)
1
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Parvati
The Mountain Goddess — Mother of the Universe & Consort of Shiva
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manjakkadambu
1
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Metrali-eswarar of Kanchi
Metrali-eswarar — the "upper-floor" Shiva of Kanchi
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marudham (terminalia arjuna)
1
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Kartikeya / Murugan
The Lord of Kurinji — Commander of the Divine Army
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neem (dāru-brahman — sacred wood of jagannath)
1
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Jagannath
Lord of the Universe — the wooden deity of Puri
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neem (vēmbu)
1
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Amman
Mother Goddess
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palāśa (butea monosperma)
1
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Agni
God of Fire & Cosmic Purifier — Divine Messenger, Primordial Priest & Āgneya Dikpāla
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palāśa (flame of the forest)
1
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Saraswati
Goddess of Knowledge, Music, Speech & Arts
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palāśa (sacred flame of the forest)
1
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Brahma
The Creator — First Person of the Trimurti & Lord of Cosmic Wisdom
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pampa river reeds
1
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Ayyappa
Hariharaputra — The Celibate Yogic Lord of Sabarimala & Eternal Dharma Śāstā
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panai (palmyra)
1
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Vīḍi-vīṭangeśvara
Vīḍi-vīṭangar of Thiruppanandal — the tilted liṅga
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parijata
1
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Tripura Sundari
Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī — Supreme Empress of Śrī Vidyā & Ṣoḍaśī Mahāvidyā
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pārijāta
1
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Indra
King of the Devas — Lord of the Heavens, Storms & Lightning
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patala-vilvam
1
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Vanmikanathar / Thyagaraja
Thyagaraja of Tiruvarur — capital Shiva
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peach (xiwangmu's trees)
1
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Yu Huang Shangdi
Jade Emperor — Supreme Ruler of the Celestial Bureaucracy
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peepal (aśvattha — tree of the ancestors)
1
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Yama
Dharmarāja — Lord of Cosmic Justice, Mortality & Dakṣiṇa Dikpāla
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peepal (aśvattha — where circumambulation pacifies saturn's malefic effects)
1
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Hanuman — The Supreme Devotee
The Devoted Hero — Symbol of Strength, Intellect & Unwavering Service
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peepal (near water bodies)
1
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Varuna
Sovereign of Cosmic Waters — Upholder of Ṛta & Paścima Dikpāla
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plum
1
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Yu Huang Shangdi
Jade Emperor — Supreme Ruler of the Celestial Bureaucracy
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punnai (3000-year sthala-tree)
1
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Vedagiri-eswarar (hill shrine)
Vedagiri of the Two Eagles
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punnai (alexandrian laurel)
1
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Punnai-vana-nathar
Punnai-vana-nathar of Thirupunavasal
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punnai (mast-wood tree — sthala-vṛkṣa, said to be living for 3000 years)
1
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Vaṭṭa-para-nātheśvara (Ādipurīśvara)
Ādipurīśvara of Thiruvotriyur
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puṉṉai (mast-wood tree)
1
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Vedagiriśvara
Vedagiriśvara of Thirukkazhukunram — Shiva of the Eagle Hill
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purasu
1
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Nambinayaki-sametha Siddinathar
Nambinayaki-Siddinathar of Thirunaraiyur
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sacred groves (*law kyntang*) — undisturbed forests near every khasi village
1
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U Blei
U Blei — Khasi high-god
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sakaki
1
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Amaterasu Ōmikami
Great Kami Who Shines in Heaven — Sun Goddess
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sal
1
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Singbonga
Sing Boṅgā — Sun-Creator of the Ho and Munda people
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sal (shorea robusta) — sacred groves known as jāher
1
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Marang Buru
Maraṅ Buru — Great Mountain, high-god of the Santal
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sandalwood (chandana)
1
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Ayyappa
Hariharaputra — The Celibate Yogic Lord of Sabarimala & Eternal Dharma Śāstā
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shāla tree (shorea robusta)
1
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The Great Hero of Jainism
The Great Hero of Jainism
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shenbaga
1
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Kalyāṇa-sundarar
Kalyāṇa-sundarar — Shiva of the Divine Wedding
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tamala (cinnamomum tamala)
1
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Radha
Supreme Hlādinī Śakti — Eternal Queen of Vrindavan & Embodiment of Mahābhāva
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tamāla (garcinia xanthochymus)
1
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Krishna
The Supreme Teacher & Lord of Divine Love
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tamarind (puliyam)
1
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Naḍuthaṟai Nāthar (Oḍḍiyāna-Nāthar)
Siddhi-vināyaka of Thirunaraiyur (Nachiyar Koil) — Shiva shrine
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teak forests of sabari hill
1
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Ayyappa
Hariharaputra — The Celibate Yogic Lord of Sabarimala & Eternal Dharma Śāstā
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tillai tree (excoecaria agallocha — the mangrove forest of chidambaram)
1
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Nataraja Chidambaram
The Cosmic Dancer — Lord of the Golden Hall (Ānanda Tāṇḍava)
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vachellia (khadira)
1
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Kalabhairav
Lord of Time & Dissolution — Supreme Kotwāl of Kashi & Fierce Manifestation of Shiva
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vanji
1
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Pushpavaneswarar of Thirupuvanam-b
Pushpavaneswarar — flower-forest (distinct from Thirupundhuruthi)
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vanji (champak)
1
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Vanji-natha-eswarar
Vanji-natha of Thiruvanjiyam
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vañji (gold-champak)
1
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Puṣpavaneśvara
Puṣpavaneśvara of Thiruppuvanam — the Flower-Forest Shiva
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vañji (palmyra-flower tree)
1
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Patṭīśvara of Perur
Patṭīśvara of Perur — Shiva of the five-legged calf
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vaṭa (banyan — sacred cremation ground tree)
1
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Kali
The Dark Mother — Goddess of Time, Transformation & Ultimate Liberation
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vaṭa (banyan — under which shiva sits as dakshinamurti)
1
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Shiva
Mahadeva — The Supreme Lord of Transformation & Asceticism
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vaṭa of vṛndāvana (vamshivat)
1
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Krishna
The Supreme Teacher & Lord of Divine Love
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vilvam + bakula
1
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Nellai-appar
Nellai-appar of Tirunelveli — the paddy-field Shiva
Sacred Trees — Sacred Associations — ELGODS