Plate DEI · RAVABhairavaभैरव
URN · urn:vamshanidhi:deity:bhairava
Deities · Śaiva
Provisionalभैरव
Bhairava
ISynopsis
Fierce manifestation of Shiva associated with annihilation and time. Guardian deity of Kashi (Varanasi). Depicted with a dog companion and trident.
Provenance ledger
8 entries
- PantheonŚaiva · Curated pantheon classificationscholarly interpretation
- Name (tam/Taml)பைரவர்textual
- Name (hin/Deva)भैरवtextual
- Name (eng/Latn)Bhairava · also: Kala Bhairava, Dandapanitextual
- Name (tel/Telu)భైరవుడుtextual
- Name (kan/Knda)ಭೈರವtextual
- Name (mal/Mlym)ഭൈരവൻtextual
- Enshrined at60 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.
Where families offer to this kula-devata
The temples that enshrine Bhairava — where a family whose kula-devata this is can trace its shrine and offer dāna.
- Ashtamudi Veerabhadra TemplePrimary shrinePending verification
- Baapji Kaal Bhairav MandirPrimary shrinePending verification
- Bhairav Devta TemplePrimary shrinePending verification
- Bhairav Mandir, BainoliPrimary shrinePending verification
- Bhairavnath MandirPrimary shrinePending verification
- Bhairavnath MandirPrimary shrinePending verification
- Chomukha Bhairavji TemplePrimary shrinePending verification
- Hinchowk Bhairav TemplePrimary shrinePending verification
- Kalabhairavi TemplePrimary shrinePending verification
- Kalatiya Bhairav TemplePrimary shrinePending verification
- Mahabhairav TemplePrimary shrinePending verification
- Mopuri Bhairaveshwara Swami TemplePrimary shrinePending verification
- Shiva Bhairav TemplePrimary shrinePending verification
- Shri Kaal Bhairav PrasannaPrimary shrinePending verification
- Shri Kal Bhairavnath MandirPrimary shrinePending verification
- Shri Shri Bhairav Mandir, Hindu templePrimary shrinePending verification
- Siddha BhairaviPrimary shrinePending verification
- Sri Pralayakala Veerabadrar templePrimary shrinePending verification
- Sri Veerabhadra Swami TemplePrimary shrinePending verification
- Sri Veerabhadra Swamy TmplePrimary shrinePending verification
- Veerabhadra templePrimary shrinePending verification
- Veerabhadra Temple, CheruvathurPrimary shrinePending verification
- Veerabhadra Temple, PattiseemaPrimary shrinePending verification
- Virabhadra templePrimary shrinePending verification
Showing 24 of 113 recorded shrines — 89 more are on the record but are not listed on this page.
Temple offerings open once Vamshanidhi's giving flow goes live — you can already trace and cite each shrine.
IVFamily lineages
Families who consider Bhairava 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:bhairava