A kuladevata (),
Such a deity is often the object of one's devotion ( bhakti), and is coaxed to watch over one's clan ( kula), gotra, family, and children from misfortune. This is distinct from an ishta-devata (personal tutelar) and a grāmadevatā (village deities).
A male deity is called a kuladeva and female deity kuladevi (sometimes spelled kuldev and kuldevi respectively).
Etymology
The word
kuladevata is derived from two words:
kula, meaning
clan, and
devata, meaning
deity, referring to the ancestral deities that are worshipped by particular clans.
Veneration
Kuladaivams of the
Shaivism tradition are often considered to be forms of
Shiva and
Parvati, while those of the
Vaishnavism tradition are often regarded to be forms of
Vishnu and
Lakshmi.
Due to the veneration of holy men ( babas) in several regions of the subcontinent, several communities consider such men to be their kuladevatas in the place of a deity.
In western India, some communities regard local monarchs who belonged to their clan to be their kuladevata.
List
The following is a non-exhaustive list of the various kuladevatas revered in different regions of the Indian subcontinent:
Northern India
Himachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Some of the Primary Kuladevatas of
Uttar Pradesh include:
Southern India
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Some of the primary kuladevatas of
Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana include:
Karnataka
Some of the primary kuladevatas of
Karnataka include:
Tulu Nadu
Some of the primary kuladevatas of
Tulu Nadu include:
Kerala
Some of the primary kuladevatas of
Kerala include:
Tamil Nadu
Some of the primary kuladevatas of
Tamil Nadu include:
Western India
Maharashtra
The kuladevatas worshipped in
Maharashtra include:
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Ambabai, also called Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur
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Vajreshwari
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Tulja Bhavani
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Virabhadra of Mukhed.
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Ekvira at Karla Caves
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Khandoba of Jejuri
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Jyotiba near Kolhapur
[Glushkova, I., 2006. Moving God (s) ward, calculating money: Wonders and wealth as essentials of a tīrtha-yātrā. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 29(2), pp.215-234.]
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Khandoba of Pali
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Lakshmi-Narasimha of Nira Narsingpur
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Mandhradevi near Wai
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Renuka of Mahur
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Vasavi Mata
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Shree Vyadeshwar
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Yamai of Aundh
[Gupta, R.R., 2007. Wada of Maharashta, an Indian courtyard house form. Cardiff University (United Kingdom).]
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Yogeshwari of Ambejogai
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Venkateswara of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh
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Saptashrungi of Vani, Nashik
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Mahalakshmi of Ganoja, Bhatkuli (Amravati)
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Chandrala Parameshwari of Sannati
Konkan
The kuladevatas venerated in the
Konkan region include:
Gujarat and Rajasthan
The kuladevatas worshipped in
Gujarat and
Rajasthan include:
Bihar
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Bihar
In Bihar, the following deities are worshipped as kuldevi kuldevta
Bengal
In
Bengal, the following deities are venerated as kuladevatas:
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Sri Lanka
The following is a list of kuladevatas venerated in
Sri Lanka:
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Nayinai Nagapoosani
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Nallur Murugan
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Keerimalai Naguleswaram Temple
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Thirukketheeswaram
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Thirukonamalai KonEesar Temple
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