Faith & Traditions
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Hindu Traditions
Ambaji
Kuldevi and regional devotion · North Gujarat, near the Rajasthan border
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Mata no Madh, Lakhpat taluka, Kachchh, Gujarat
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Deities and forms · Sabarimala, Pathanamthitta; Pandalam and Erumeli, Kerala
Read the complete Ayyappa profile and its referencesBaba Ramdev Ji
Deities and forms · Ramdevra, Rajasthan
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Becharaji, Mehsana, Gujarat
Read the complete Bahuchar Mata profile and its referencesChamunda Maa
Kuldevi and regional devotion · Gujarat; Chotila in Surendranagar district
Read the complete Chamunda Maa profile and its referencesChamundeshwari
Kuldevi and regional devotion · Mysuru, Karnataka
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Deities and forms · Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, with wider regional and diaspora observance
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Rajasthan; Goth-Manglod in Nagaur district
Read the complete Dadhimati Mata profile and its referencesDattatreya
Deities and forms · Datta traditions in Maharashtra and Karnataka
Read the complete Dattatreya profile and its referencesDhanvantari
Deities and forms · Ayurveda traditions; Kashi in Uttar Pradesh
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Deities and forms · Kolkata, West Bengal; Bengal and traditions across India
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Karla, near Lonavala, Pune district, Maharashtra
Read the complete Ekvira Devi profile and its referencesGanesha
Deities and forms · Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
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Deities and forms · Gangotri and Devprayag, Uttarakhand; Ganga river traditions
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Deities and forms · Gogamedi, Rajasthan; related traditions in Punjab
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Deities and forms · Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh; Tamil Nadu; traditions across India
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Balochistan, Pakistan; devotional connections across western India
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Deities and forms · Chandannagar and Bengal
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Deities and forms · Puri, Odisha
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Rajasthan; Jamwa Ramgarh in the Jaipur region
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Rajasthan; Jeenmata in Sikar district
Read the complete Jeen Mata profile and its referencesKaila Devi
Kuldevi and regional devotion · Rajasthan; Karauli
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Deities and forms · Kolkata and Dakshineswar, West Bengal; Tamil Nadu and traditions across India
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Deities and forms · Andhra Pradesh; Vijayawada in NTR district
Read the complete Kanaka Durga profile and its referencesKarni Mata
Kuldevi and regional devotion · Deshnok, Bikaner district, Rajasthan
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Regional deity · Jejuri, Pune district, Maharashtra
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Deities and forms · Khatu, Sikar, Rajasthan
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Gujarat
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Kolhapur, Maharashtra
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Deities and forms · Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul and Govardhan, Uttar Pradesh; Gujarat and traditions across India
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Deities and forms · Indian wealth-deity traditions; documented Tamil Nadu and Tawang images
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Deities and forms · Across India; the visual examples below have named places and dates
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Deities and forms · Bengal and Assam
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Deities and forms · Tamil Nadu, with wider Tamil devotional connections
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Deities and forms · Madurai, Tamil Nadu
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Gujarati goddess traditions · Gujarat
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Gujarat; Modhera in Mehsana district
Read the complete Modheshwari Mata profile and its referencesMogal Maa
Kuldevi and regional devotion · Gujarat; Bhaguda in Bhavnagar and Kabrau in Kutch
Read the complete Mogal Maa profile and its referencesMookambika
Kuldevi and regional devotion · Kollur, Udupi district, Karnataka
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Deities and forms · Tamil Nadu; Palani in Dindigul district
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Rajasthan; Nagana and wider Marwar, Barmer and Bikaner connections
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Deities and forms · Tamil Nadu; traditions across India
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Deities and forms · Barsana and Braj, Uttar Pradesh; Bengal and Pahari painting traditions
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Deities and forms · Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh; Ramayana traditions across India
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Gujarat; Dadva Randal in Amreli district
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Mahur, Nanded district, Maharashtra
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Rajasthan; Osian in the Jodhpur region
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Deities and forms · India; household devotion and modern popular culture
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Deities and forms · Rajasthan; Mandfiya in the Chittorgarh region
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Deities and forms · Uttar Pradesh; Chennai, Tamil Nadu; traditions across India
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh; distinct traditions at Sambhar, near Sikar and in Saharanpur
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Deities and forms · Shani Shingnapur, Maharashtra; Thirunallar, Puducherry
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Deities and forms · Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu; traditions across India
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Deities and forms · Rajasthan; Nathdwara, with devotional connections to Braj
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Deities and forms · Sitamarhi, Bihar; Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh; Ramayana traditions
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Deities and forms · North India and Bengal; Gurugram shrine
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Rajasthan; Sundha hill in Jalore district
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Deities and forms · Odisha, Gujarat, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu
Read the complete Surya profile and its referencesSwami Samarth
Spiritual teacher · Akkalkot, Solapur district, Maharashtra
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Rajasthan; Jaisalmer and the Thar devotional landscape
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Deities and forms · Rajasthan; Kharnal, Sursura and wider regional traditions
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Tuljapur, Dharashiv district, Maharashtra
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Gujarat; Unjha, Surat and Ahmedabad
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Deities and forms · Trikuta Hills and Katra, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir
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Deities and forms · Tirumala and Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
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Deities and forms · Badrinath, Uttarakhand; Kerala and traditions across India
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Deities and forms · Artisan and workplace traditions; West Bengal festival context
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Deities and forms · Pandharpur, Solapur district, Maharashtra
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Kuldevi and regional devotion · Ambajogai, Beed district, Maharashtra
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Regional deities & forms · Almora, Kumaon, Uttarakhand
Read the complete Golu Devta of Chitai profile and its referencesAngalamman of Melmalayanur
Regional deities & forms · Melmalayanur, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu
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Regional deities & forms · Kannur, Kerala
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Regional deities & forms · Ganjam, Odisha
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Regional deities & forms · Dantewada and Bastar, Chhattisgarh
Read the complete Danteshwari profile and its referencesRanchhodrai of Dakor
Regional deities & forms · Dakor, Kheda, Gujarat
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Regional deities & forms · Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
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Regional deities & forms · Birbhum, West Bengal
Read the complete Tara of Tarapith profile and its referencesAuniati Satra
Satras · Majuli, Assam
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Satras · Majuli, Assam
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Satras · Majuli, Assam
Read the complete Samaguri Satra profile and its referencesJhulelal and Cheti Chand
Sindhi devotional traditions · India-wide Sindhi communities; district mapping pending
Read the complete Jhulelal and Cheti Chand profile and its referencesGajanan Maharaj of Shegaon
Saints & spiritual teachers · Shegaon, Maharashtra
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Teachers & institutions · Mantralayam, Andhra Pradesh
Read the complete Sri Raghavendra of Mantralayam profile and its referencesChottanikkara Bhagavathy
Regional goddess and shrine · Ernakulam, Kerala
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Sacred symbols, prayers and visual meaning · Across India; interpretations vary by lineage and household
Hindu Temple Stories: Himalayas, Coasts and Sacred Cities
Temple history, imagery and regional traditions · Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Kerala
Buddhist Heritage
Gautama Buddha
Teacher · Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
Read the complete Gautama Buddha profile and its referencesTawang Monastery
Monasteries · Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
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Monasteries · Gangtok district, Sikkim
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Ladakhi monastery and festival · Leh district, Ladakh
Read the complete Hemis Monastery profile and its referencesBodhi Tree, Dharma Wheel and Buddhist Sacred Places
Buddhist history, sacred places and imagery · Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Sanchi
Dr B. R. Ambedkar
Historical figure, writings and public memory · Maharashtra and a national legacy
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Sikh Heritage
Guru Nanak
Guru · Sultanpur Lodhi, Kapurthala, Punjab; Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur, Pakistan
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Gurdwaras & pilgrimage · Nanded, Maharashtra
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Gurdwaras & pilgrimage · Patna, Bihar
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Gurdwaras & pilgrimage · Chamoli, Uttarakhand
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Symbols · Sikh communities in India and worldwide
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Sacred place and architecture · Amritsar, Punjab
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Teachers, scripture and symbols · Patna, Anandpur Sahib and Nanded; Sikh communities across India
Jain Heritage
Mahavira
Tirthankara · Pawapuri, Nalanda, Bihar; Jain traditions across India
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Tirths & pilgrimage · Palitana, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat
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Tirths & pilgrimage · Giridih, Jharkhand
Read the complete Sammed Shikhar profile and its referencesBahubali at Shravanabelagola
Bahubali · Hassan, Karnataka
Read the complete Bahubali at Shravanabelagola profile and its referencesJain Teachers, the Navkar Mantra and Prateek Chihna
Teachers, prayer and iconography · Jain communities across India; examples from Gujarat and early Indian sculpture
Shirdi Sai Baba
Christian Traditions
Basilica of Bom Jesus
Churches & pilgrimage · Old Goa, Goa
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Saints & commemorations · Goa, with wider Asian missionary connections
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Churches & pilgrimage · Velankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
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Churches & pilgrimage · Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Read the complete Santhome Basilica profile and its referencesVallarpadam Basilica
Marian shrine · Vallarpadam, Ernakulam, Kerala
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Scripture, art and regional memory · Christian communities across India; Chennai, Goa and Diu examples
Islamic Heritage
Nagore Dargah
Dargahs & heritage places · Nagore, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
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Dargahs & heritage places · Mumbai, Maharashtra
Read the complete Haji Ali Dargah profile and its referencesAjmer Sharif
Sufi sacred place · Ajmer, Rajasthan
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Dawoodi Bohra pilgrimage heritage · Lodhipura, Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh
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Writing, patterns and sacred places · Muslim communities across India; Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia
Parsi & Zoroastrian Heritage
Jewish Heritage
Maghen David Synagogue, Kolkata
Synagogues & community history · Kolkata, West Bengal
Read the complete Maghen David Synagogue, Kolkata profile and its referencesBeth El Synagogue, Kolkata
Synagogues & community history · Kolkata, West Bengal
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