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benevolent and malevolent features, to mark their roles as gentle to supplicants, and also fierce to wrongdoers. They are associated with agriculture, harvests, rain, and are regarded to be embodiments of fertility. These deities are often venerated in the open fields, or in the form of shrines. Most of them are not accompanied by a male consort. Their shrines could sometimes be composed of a pile of stones or a flag. While some of these shrines are maintained and served by priests, others merely have a keeper who is not accorded a special status. Gramadevatas often share common suffixes in their names, such as
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Gramadevatas are believed to serve as the protectors of fields and the general countryside, preventing plagues, famines, pestilence, war, as well as natural disasters. They are also venerated to honour their task of guarding villagers from evil. These deities, predominantly goddesses, possess both
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Of diverse origins, gramadevatas are regarded to protect the inhabitants of their villages from bandits, epidemics, and natural disasters when propitiated, failing which they are believed to cause these afflictions. A gramadevata is typically female in
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sites, including a woman with a plant emerging from her womb and a woman in a tree (believed to be a goddess) being worshipped by another woman, with seven figures below. Due to their association with agriculture, the idea of the earth spirit of
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is still a common association with villages today just as it was in Harappan times. Evidence of continued veneration of a female village deity comes from a terracotta fragment Chandraketugarh from what is now eastern West Bengal dating to the
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to the earth, where they were assigned the task of protecting mankind from evil and malicious forces. Thus, the gramadevatas are honoured for their duty through festivals and temples dedicated to their worship.
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indicates a non-Vedic origin for these goddesses. In addition to the fertility goddesses, the various disease goddesses include deities described with unappealing physical characteristics like
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While various gramadevatas possess discrete worlds and forms of worship from mainstream Hinduism, others have been syncretised as members of the greater pantheon of
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and Mata. These goddesses could be represented in the Harappan period by a goddess with weapons in her hair. Similarly, goddesses absorbed into
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The term gramadevata is derived from the Sanskrit words grāma, "village, village settlement" and devatā, "deity".
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A South Indian legend states that the gramadevatas trace their origin to the first
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Ayyanar, a guardian kuladevata, accompanied by two consorts
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dating to the 1st century CE, and their lack of mention in
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The goddess Muthyalamma, the kuladevata of Gudilova
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2785: 2778: 2771: 2764: 2757: 2750: 2743: 2736: 2729: 2722: 2715: 2707: 2706: 2701: 2696: 2693: 2692: 2685: 2677: 2676: 2671: 2668: 2667: 2659: 2651: 2650: 2645: 2642: 2641: 2636: 2631: 2626: 2621: 2616: 2610: 2609: 2604: 2601: 2600: 2593: 2586: 2578: 2577: 2571: 2570: 2563: 2555: 2554: 2548: 2547: 2540: 2537:Shvetashvatara 2533: 2526: 2519: 2512: 2509:Brihadaranyaka 2504: 2503: 2497: 2496: 2489: 2481: 2480: 2474: 2473: 2468: 2465: 2464: 2459: 2454: 2449: 2443: 2442: 2436: 2435: 2428: 2421: 2414: 2406: 2405: 2400: 2397: 2396: 2390: 2389: 2384: 2381: 2380: 2375: 2370: 2365: 2359: 2358: 2353: 2350: 2345: 2344: 2341: 2340: 2337: 2336: 2331: 2326: 2321: 2319:Upasni Maharaj 2316: 2311: 2306: 2301: 2296: 2291: 2286: 2281: 2276: 2271: 2266: 2261: 2256: 2251: 2246: 2241: 2236: 2231: 2226: 2221: 2216: 2211: 2206: 2201: 2196: 2191: 2186: 2181: 2176: 2171: 2165: 2164: 2161: 2158: 2157: 2152: 2147: 2145:Vedanta Desika 2142: 2137: 2132: 2127: 2122: 2117: 2112: 2107: 2102: 2097: 2092: 2087: 2082: 2077: 2072: 2067: 2065:Samarth Ramdas 2062: 2057: 2052: 2047: 2042: 2037: 2032: 2027: 2022: 2017: 2015:Purandara Dasa 2012: 2007: 2002: 2000:Nimbarkacharya 1997: 1992: 1987: 1982: 1977: 1972: 1967: 1962: 1957: 1952: 1947: 1942: 1937: 1932: 1927: 1922: 1920:Jayanta Bhatta 1917: 1912: 1907: 1902: 1897: 1892: 1887: 1882: 1877: 1872: 1867: 1862: 1857: 1852: 1847: 1842: 1837: 1832: 1827: 1821: 1820: 1815: 1812: 1811: 1806: 1801: 1796: 1791: 1786: 1781: 1776: 1771: 1766: 1761: 1756: 1751: 1746: 1741: 1736: 1731: 1726: 1721: 1716: 1711: 1706: 1700: 1699: 1694: 1691: 1686: 1685: 1682: 1681: 1678: 1677: 1672: 1671: 1670: 1660: 1659: 1658: 1653: 1648: 1637: 1636: 1633: 1630: 1629: 1628: 1627: 1620: 1613: 1606: 1599: 1592: 1585: 1573: 1568: 1563: 1558: 1553: 1547: 1546: 1541: 1538: 1533: 1532: 1529: 1528: 1525: 1524: 1519: 1518: 1517: 1512: 1507: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1450:Raksha Bandhan 1447: 1446: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1409: 1408: 1403: 1400: 1399: 1394: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1339: 1334: 1332:Simantonnayana 1329: 1324: 1319: 1313: 1312: 1307: 1304: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1281:Carnatic music 1278: 1273: 1268: 1266:Bhagavata Mela 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1222: 1221: 1216: 1213: 1212: 1210:Kundalini yoga 1207: 1202: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1182: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1156: 1155: 1150: 1147: 1146: 1141: 1136: 1131: 1125: 1124: 1121: 1118: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1052: 1047: 1042: 1037: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1006: 1005: 999: 996: 993: 992: 989: 988: 985: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 953: 952: 947: 944: 943: 938: 933: 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 847: 846: 843: 840: 839: 834: 829: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 799: 794: 789: 784: 779: 773: 768: 763: 757: 756: 753: 750: 749: 744: 739: 734: 728: 727: 721: 720: 715: 712: 711: 706: 701: 695: 694: 689: 686: 685: 680: 675: 670: 664: 663: 660:Stages of life 658: 655: 654: 649: 644: 639: 633: 632: 627: 624: 623: 621:God and gender 618: 613: 607: 606: 603: 600: 599: 594: 589: 588: 587: 582: 571: 570: 565: 562: 561: 556: 554:Gross elements 551: 546: 541: 535: 534: 531: 528: 527: 522: 516: 515: 512: 509: 504: 503: 500: 499: 496: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 429: 428: 422: 421: 416: 411: 406: 401: 396: 391: 386: 381: 376: 371: 365: 364: 355: 354: 344: 341: 340: 335: 330: 324: 323: 318: 315: 314: 309: 304: 298: 297: 292: 289: 284: 283: 280: 279: 276: 275: 268: 265: 264: 259: 254: 249: 243: 242: 239: 236: 231: 230: 227: 226: 223: 222: 217: 212: 210:Itihasa-Purana 201: 200: 195: 190: 185: 180: 175: 170: 156: 153: 152: 149: 148: 147: 146: 141: 133: 132: 124: 123: 117: 116: 102: 99: 79:tutelary deity 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4948: 4937: 4936:Hindu deities 4934: 4932: 4929: 4928: 4926: 4911: 4908: 4906: 4903: 4902: 4899: 4893: 4892: 4888: 4886: 4885: 4881: 4877: 4876: 4875:Bhagavad Gita 4872: 4871: 4870: 4869: 4865: 4863: 4862: 4858: 4856: 4853: 4851: 4848: 4844: 4841: 4839: 4836: 4834: 4831: 4829: 4826: 4825: 4824: 4821: 4820: 4818: 4815: 4810: 4804: 4800: 4797: 4795: 4792: 4790: 4787: 4785: 4782: 4780: 4777: 4775: 4772: 4770: 4767: 4765: 4762: 4760: 4757: 4753: 4750: 4748: 4745: 4744: 4743: 4740: 4738: 4735: 4734: 4732: 4730:Other deities 4728: 4722: 4721: 4717: 4715: 4712: 4710: 4707: 4705: 4702: 4700: 4697: 4695: 4692: 4690: 4687: 4685: 4682: 4680: 4677: 4675: 4672: 4670: 4667: 4665: 4662: 4660: 4657: 4655: 4652: 4650: 4647: 4645: 4642: 4640: 4637: 4635: 4632: 4630: 4627: 4625: 4622: 4620: 4617: 4613: 4610: 4608: 4605: 4603: 4600: 4599: 4598: 4595: 4594: 4592: 4590: 4586: 4581: 4571: 4570: 4566: 4564: 4561: 4559: 4556: 4554: 4551: 4549: 4546: 4544: 4541: 4539: 4536: 4534: 4531: 4529: 4526: 4524: 4521: 4519: 4516: 4514: 4511: 4509: 4506: 4504: 4501: 4499: 4496: 4494: 4491: 4489: 4486: 4484: 4481: 4479: 4476: 4472: 4469: 4467: 4464: 4462: 4459: 4458: 4457: 4454: 4453: 4451: 4449: 4445: 4441: 4437: 4436:Hindu deities 4430: 4425: 4423: 4418: 4416: 4411: 4410: 4407: 4397: 4391: 4387: 4386: 4378: 4375: 4363: 4359: 4353: 4350: 4345: 4339: 4335: 4334: 4326: 4323: 4318: 4312: 4308: 4307: 4299: 4296: 4291: 4285: 4281: 4280: 4272: 4269: 4264: 4258: 4254: 4253: 4245: 4242: 4237: 4231: 4227: 4226: 4218: 4215: 4210: 4204: 4200: 4199: 4191: 4188: 4183: 4177: 4173: 4172: 4164: 4161: 4156: 4150: 4146: 4145: 4137: 4134: 4129: 4123: 4119: 4118: 4110: 4107: 4102: 4101: 4093: 4090: 4085: 4081: 4077: 4073: 4069: 4065: 4061: 4057: 4050: 4048: 4044: 4032: 4028: 4024: 4020: 4016: 4012: 4008: 4001: 3998: 3993: 3987: 3983: 3982: 3974: 3971: 3966: 3960: 3956: 3955: 3947: 3944: 3939: 3933: 3929: 3928: 3920: 3917: 3912: 3906: 3902: 3901: 3893: 3890: 3885: 3879: 3875: 3874: 3866: 3863: 3858: 3852: 3848: 3847: 3839: 3836: 3831: 3825: 3821: 3820: 3812: 3809: 3803: 3791: 3786: 3779: 3774: 3767: 3762: 3755: 3750: 3743: 3738: 3730: 3726: 3723: 3721: 3718: 3716: 3715:Kala Bhairava 3713: 3711: 3708: 3706: 3703: 3701: 3698: 3696: 3693: 3691: 3688: 3686: 3683: 3681: 3678: 3676: 3673: 3672: 3668: 3663: 3656: 3654: 3652: 3648: 3644: 3640: 3636: 3632: 3628: 3624: 3620: 3616: 3615:Venkateshvara 3612: 3611:Hindu deities 3604: 3602: 3600: 3596: 3592: 3588: 3579: 3577: 3574: 3570: 3569:Supreme Being 3566: 3558: 3556: 3554: 3550: 3546: 3542: 3538: 3534: 3533: 3532:sapta matrika 3528: 3523: 3518: 3514: 3510: 3506: 3502: 3498: 3490: 3481: 3476: 3474: 3469: 3467: 3462: 3461: 3459: 3458: 3453: 3443: 3442: 3439: 3436: 3434: 3431: 3430: 3429: 3428: 3421: 3417: 3415: 3411: 3407: 3403: 3399: 3395: 3392: 3391: 3385: 3384: 3381: 3378: 3376: 3373: 3371: 3368: 3366: 3363: 3361: 3358: 3357: 3353:Hindu culture 3351: 3350: 3347: 3344: 3343: 3340: 3337: 3336: 3332: 3328: 3327: 3324: 3319: 3318: 3311: 3308: 3306: 3305:Organisations 3303: 3301: 3298: 3296: 3293: 3289: 3286: 3285: 3284: 3281: 3280: 3274: 3273: 3270: 3267: 3266: 3263: 3260: 3259: 3256: 3253: 3252: 3249: 3247: 3243: 3242: 3239: 3236: 3234: 3231: 3229: 3226: 3224: 3221: 3220: 3217: 3214: 3213: 3209: 3205: 3204: 3198: 3197: 3190: 3189: 3185: 3183: 3182: 3178: 3176: 3175: 3171: 3169: 3168: 3164: 3162: 3161: 3157: 3155: 3154: 3150: 3148: 3147: 3143: 3141: 3140: 3136: 3134: 3133: 3129: 3127: 3126: 3122: 3120: 3119: 3115: 3113: 3112: 3108: 3106: 3105: 3101: 3099: 3098: 3094: 3093: 3089: 3085: 3084: 3081: 3080: 3076: 3074: 3073: 3069: 3067: 3066: 3062: 3061: 3057: 3053: 3049: 3048: 3045: 3044: 3040: 3038: 3037: 3033: 3031: 3030: 3029:Yoga Vasistha 3026: 3024: 3023: 3019: 3017: 3016: 3012: 3010: 3009: 3005: 3003: 3002: 2998: 2996: 2995: 2994:Natya Shastra 2991: 2989: 2988: 2984: 2982: 2981: 2977: 2975: 2974: 2970: 2968: 2967: 2963: 2961: 2960: 2956: 2954: 2953: 2949: 2947: 2946: 2942: 2940: 2939: 2935: 2933: 2932: 2931:Brahma Sutras 2928: 2926: 2925: 2921: 2919: 2918: 2914: 2912: 2911: 2907: 2905: 2904: 2900: 2899: 2895: 2891: 2887: 2883: 2882: 2879: 2878: 2877:Sthapatyaveda 2874: 2872: 2871: 2870:Gandharvaveda 2867: 2865: 2864: 2860: 2858: 2857: 2853: 2852: 2848: 2844: 2843: 2840: 2839: 2835: 2833: 2832: 2831:Varaha Purana 2828: 2826: 2825: 2824:Skanda Purana 2821: 2819: 2818: 2814: 2812: 2811: 2807: 2805: 2804: 2800: 2798: 2797: 2793: 2791: 2790: 2786: 2784: 2783: 2779: 2777: 2776: 2772: 2770: 2769: 2765: 2763: 2762: 2761:Brahma Purana 2758: 2756: 2755: 2754:Garuda Purana 2751: 2749: 2748: 2747:Matsya Purana 2744: 2742: 2741: 2740:Vāmana Purana 2737: 2735: 2734: 2730: 2728: 2727: 2723: 2721: 2720: 2716: 2714: 2713: 2712:Vishnu Purana 2709: 2708: 2704: 2699: 2695: 2694: 2691: 2690: 2686: 2684: 2683: 2679: 2678: 2674: 2670: 2669: 2666: 2664: 2660: 2658: 2657: 2656:Bhagavad Gita 2653: 2652: 2648: 2644: 2643: 2640: 2637: 2635: 2632: 2630: 2627: 2625: 2622: 2620: 2617: 2615: 2612: 2611: 2607: 2603: 2602: 2599: 2598: 2594: 2592: 2591: 2587: 2585: 2584: 2580: 2579: 2576: 2573: 2572: 2569: 2568: 2564: 2562: 2561: 2557: 2556: 2553: 2550: 2549: 2546: 2545: 2541: 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2151: 2148: 2146: 2143: 2141: 2138: 2136: 2133: 2131: 2128: 2126: 2123: 2121: 2118: 2116: 2113: 2111: 2108: 2106: 2103: 2101: 2098: 2096: 2093: 2091: 2088: 2086: 2083: 2081: 2078: 2076: 2073: 2071: 2068: 2066: 2063: 2061: 2058: 2056: 2053: 2051: 2050:Ramprasad Sen 2048: 2046: 2043: 2041: 2038: 2036: 2033: 2031: 2028: 2026: 2023: 2021: 2018: 2016: 2013: 2011: 2008: 2006: 2003: 2001: 1998: 1996: 1993: 1991: 1988: 1986: 1983: 1981: 1978: 1976: 1973: 1971: 1968: 1966: 1963: 1961: 1958: 1956: 1953: 1951: 1948: 1946: 1943: 1941: 1938: 1936: 1933: 1931: 1928: 1926: 1923: 1921: 1918: 1916: 1913: 1911: 1908: 1906: 1903: 1901: 1900:Gorakshanatha 1898: 1896: 1893: 1891: 1888: 1886: 1883: 1881: 1878: 1876: 1873: 1871: 1868: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1858: 1856: 1853: 1851: 1848: 1846: 1843: 1841: 1840:Allama Prabhu 1838: 1836: 1835:Akka Mahadevi 1833: 1831: 1828: 1826: 1825:Abhinavagupta 1823: 1822: 1818: 1814: 1813: 1810: 1807: 1805: 1802: 1800: 1797: 1795: 1792: 1790: 1787: 1785: 1782: 1780: 1777: 1775: 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Ellamman
Nathanallur
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tutelary deity
Hinduism
India
South India
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Hindus
History
Hindu synthesis
History
Indus Valley Civilisation
Historical Vedic religion
Dravidian folk religion
Śramaį¹‡a
Tribal religions in India
Itihasa-Purana
Epic-Puranic royal genealogies
Epic-Puranic chronology
Traditions
Shaivism
Shaktism
Smartism

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