भैरव

Fierce manifestation of Shiva associated with annihilation and time. Guardian deity of Kashi (Varanasi). Depicted with a dog companion and trident.

1. PantheonŚaiva · Curated pantheon classificationscholarly interpretation
2. Name (tam/Taml)பைரவர்textual
3. Name (hin/Deva)भैरवtextual
4. Name (eng/Latn)Bhairava · also: Kala Bhairava, Dandapanitextual
5. Name (tel/Telu)భైరవుడుtextual
6. Name (kan/Knda)ಭೈರವtextual
7. Name (mal/Mlym)ഭൈരവൻtextual
8. Enshrined at60 templescommunity attested

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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• Temple 01591751primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 03aacc5bprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 0c5cb97cprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 100d8f00primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 12e7e896primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 13c0dea0primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 13d77ea6primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 14669b6cprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 15d1cbf7primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 17cab653primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 182f048aprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 1aab160eprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 1b6c3f59primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 1d042fecprimary · name-pattern derived
• And 46 further temples.

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.