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Gramadevata logo #10101) Hindu deity 2) Tutelary deity
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Gramadevata

Gramadevata logo #21000 A gramadevata (village deity) is a Sanskrit term for the 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 and Tamil Nadu, wher...
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