Religion:Grāmadevatā
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A grāmadevatā (Sanskrit: ग्रामदेवता; lit. "village deity") is a presiding deity or guardian deity (patron deity) in Hindu villages, towns and cities. It is derived from the words grāma “village” and devatā “deity”.
Traditionally Kal Bhairav, a fierce form of Lord Shiva is the Gramadevata in the rural villages of Maharashtra , where he is referred to as Vairavar.[1]
Examples of Gramadevata
- Kasba Ganapati is the Gramadevata of the city of Pune.
- Brahmnath is the Gramadevata of the village Beed Khurd.
- Mumba Devi - Patron deity of Mumbai
- Nookalamma is the Gramadevata of Anakapalle city.
- Dharmathakur is Gramdevata in many villages in the Rarh region of West Bengal.
- Village deities of Tamils of Sri Lanka
- Village deities of Tamil Nadu
- Jathera or Dhok in Haryana, Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
References
- ↑ Syed Siraj Ul Hassan (1920). The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions, Vol. 1. Asian Educational Services. p. 482. ISBN 8120604881. https://books.google.com/books?id=lYSd-3yL9h0C&pg=PA482&dq=Kal+Bhairav&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rbfAT-H8K8zwrQfMpM21CQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Kal%20Bhairav&f=false.
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