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Plate DEI · URGADurgaaदुर्गा

URN · urn:vamshanidhi:deity:devi-durga

Deities · Śākta

Provisional

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.

Provenance ledger

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

IIITemples enshrining this devatā

21 attested
  • Temple 986b05b3primary
  • Temple 1c5caa11primary
  • Temple bb1f0a1fprimary
  • Temple 4b4c174bprimary
  • Temple 216b093eprimary
  • Temple 55c9c515primary
  • Temple 770f4eaaprimary
  • Temple d736dc7bprimary
  • Temple 4073b59bprimary
  • Temple 84def3ffprimary
  • Temple 0d17a936primary
  • Temple 1f39a323primary
  • Temple 94359c4cprimary
  • Temple 30df2375primary
  • And 7 further temples.

IVFamily lineages

Families who consider Durgaa their kuladevataa have contributed lineage records to the Vamsha archive. The connection persists across generations as part of the hundred-year horizon set for this registry.

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URN · urn:vamshanidhi:deity:devi-durga

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