#gramadevata

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Goddess shrine at Nagpur, Puri District, Odisha

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Malvan Deulwada - मालवण देऊळवाडा

Most towns in the south Konkan have a cluster of shrines and temples dedicated to the deities of the village (ग्रामदेवता). These form the focal point of religious celebrations for the town.

Such a cluster of temples and houses, houses of clans responsible for temple ceremonies and upkeep (मानकरी) and officiating Brahmins responsible for Nitya Puja and other rituals, is called a Deulwada.

The Deulwada of Malvan (coastal town in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, just north of Goa), is centered around five temples, each dedicated to a local deity which is also a form of one of the principal Gods of Hinduism. These are: 1. श्री देव रामेश्वर - Lord Shiva

2. श्री देव नारायण - Lord Vishnu

3. श्री देवी सातेरी - Goddess Durga

4. श्री देवी भावई - Goddess Maha Lakshmi

5. श्री देवी पावणाई - Goddess Maha Saraswati

Over the next few days, I will follow up with more detailed posts on each temple.

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Shri Kasba Ganpati Temple – Pune

Located in Kasba Peth, the oldest residential part of Pune, Kasba Ganpati refers to both a particular murti of the god Ganapati as well as to the temple built around the murti. The Kasba Ganapati is the presiding deity (gramadevata) of Pune, and the temple today is a major landmark in a city.

📷 Photographer: Kevin Standage (via Kevin Standage - An Indian Travel Photography Blog)

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Are Sridevi and Mrs Gold in the river au event?

Not exactly in the event as they live Far Far away, though you may ask about Mrs Gold to Shiv, and Sridevi to Nri. 

Mrs Gold is an apsara, or rather, a cloud nymph, a celestial dancer and maiden of the heavens. She's got a bit of a stormy personality but she helps out Sridevi with her village.

Sridevi is a gramadevata or village goddess (village guardian works fine too), and she mostly helps her village by blessing their produce and farms.

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Gramadevata Dharmathakur, Bengal

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Ayyanar and consorts, village shrine at Tamil Nadu

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Grama Devata Temple in Ramagondanahalli, near Bengaluru, Karnataka

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Gramadevata (village deity) temple and icon, Tiruvannmalai, Tamil Nadu

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Kolaviliamman Devi, Tamil Nadu

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Arulmigu Siva Sudalai Andavar, Tamil Nadu

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Gangamma deity, the gramadevata of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

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Karavar, Gramadevata temple, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka

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Gramadevata (village deity) Odisha, photos by Prateek Pattanaik

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Gramadevata (village deity)