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Plate DEI · URGADurgaaदुर्गा

URN · urn:vamshanidhi:deity:devi-durga

Deities · Śākta

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दुर्गा

Durgaa

Pantheon

Śākta

1 attested aspect

21 temple links

ISynopsis

Mahashakti in her warrior form, slayer of the buffalo-demon Mahishasura. Worshipped during Navaratri across India. Principal goddess of the Shakta tradition.

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9 entries

  1. PantheonŚākta · Curated pantheon classificationscholarly interpretation
  2. Name (mal/Mlym)ദുർഗ്ഗtextual
  3. Name (hin/Deva)दुर्गा · also: अम्बा, भवानी, पार्वतीtextual
  4. Name (kan/Knda)ದುರ್ಗಾtextual
  5. Name (tel/Telu)దుర్గtextual
  6. Name (tam/Taml)துர்கைtextual
  7. Name (eng/Latn)Durga · also: Devi, Ambika, Bhavanitextual
  8. Aspects1 attested formscholarly interpretation
  9. Enshrined at21 templescommunity attested

IIFamily lineages worshipping this deity

Verified family lineages that hold this deity as their kuladevataa (family patron deity). The kuladevataa registry (ADR-0044) grows as contributors share their family patron deity through lineage submissions.

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IIAspects and forms

1 attested

Where families offer to this kula-devata

The temples that enshrine Durgaa — where a family whose kula-devata this is can trace its shrine and offer dāna.

  1. Ambaji MandirPrimary shrine
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  18. Durga MandirPrimary shrine
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  19. Karyambalam templePrimary shrine
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  20. nookambika templePrimary shrine
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IVFamily lineages

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