Panjurli Daiva, Tulunadu Panjurli Daiva, who is Panjurli Daiva? Whose incarnation is Panjurli Daiva? Story of Panjurli Daiva, significance of Panjurli Daiva. Panjurli is believed to be a divine spirit of a male wild boar worshipped mainly by the Tulu speaking people. In Tululand many wild boars used to destroy cultivated crops of farmers and hence […]
Mehoji (14th century AD) also called as MehaJi Manglia is the village god of Rajasthan. His father was the king of Bapini region. Mehoji Mangalia, was born in the year 1332 AD in Bapini village in Jodhpur district at Rajasthan. Mehoji was married to a pious and a chaste good looking divine lady. Mehojiis praised […]
Ma Jakkamma Devi is a form of Ma Shakti Devi, and she is the Chief Deity of some Telugu community people, and she is also the family (Kula Devi) deity of some Tribal community people. In Panchalankurichi, a temple is dedicated for Ma Jakkamma Devi and it had been built by the great King Sri […]
Bettathamma (Bettathamman, Betathamman) is considered as a mother goddess by her devotees, and her famous temple is situated in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. Bettathamma, also called as Bettathamman is worshipped by a certain community of people, who are known asBadagas, and they are the lovely children of Ma Bettathamman, who lives nearby the Nilgiri Hills. […]
Poleramma is the Village guardian goddess, and she is mostly worshipped by the people in Andhra Pradesh. Poleramma is an incarnation of Ma Shakti Devi, and she is worshipped since ancient times. As per legend, she was born in a village at Andhra Pradesh in a pious Telugu family, and her brother is Pothuraju, who […]
Jeenmata Temple is situated in a village in Rajasthan, and it is an ancient Temple dedicated to the holy goddess, Ma Jeenmata. She is believed to be an incarnation of Ma Shakti Devi, and her festival would be held at her temple during Chaitra Purnima and during Vijaya Dashami Festival days. During these festival times, […]
BiggaJi Jakhar (1301 – 1336) is a village god in Rajasthan. During his period, he ruled a portion of Rajasthan, in a prosperous manner. Biggaji got married, and he had five children. He preached the importance of Hindu religion amongst the people, and he considered cow as the holy mother, and looked after it properly. […]
Panraj ji (14th century AD) was born in Naga Village at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. Shri Panraj ji was an expert in all kinds of arts, and he has defeated lot of body builders in wrestling and boxing competitions, and he was highly appreciated by the people for his skills. As per the request of the […]
In the Villages of Rajasthan,people used to worship village deities similar to their family deity. Irrespective of their castes, beliefs and communities they are giving good respect to these deities and consider them as their ancestors, since most of the village deities have sacrificed their lives for the welfare of the people. Most of the […]
Veer Kallaji is a famous village god worshipped in Rajasthan. It is believed that he was born in 16th century AD at Merta village in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan. Though he was born as a normal child, during the times of battles, he would get four hands in order to fight fiercely with his enemies. […]
Mallinath Ji is one of the chief village deities in Rajasthan. He is said be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was born on 1358 AD at Kolu village in Rajasthan. He was a small ruler in Rajasthan and defeated many Muslim kings during his period. He was the worshipper of Gomatha, the holy mother […]
Baba Tallinath is a local village deity in Rajasthan. He was born and brought up in Jodhpur. He is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Veerabhadra, who is a famous avatar of Lord Shiva. Tallinath was the ruler of Shergarh Village at Jodhpur in Rajasthan. He used to love nature, and hence he used […]
Eloji is a village god of Rajasthan. His beautiful Statues would be found in almost all the villages of Rajasthan. He is the most beloved deity for all the people belonging to Rajasthan. He is considered to be an incarnation of love god, Lord Manmadha (Kamdev), and he helps the newly wedded couple to properly […]
Lord Bhaumia is believed to be the earth god, and he is considered to be the brother of Ma Bhudevi, and he is worshipped as a village guardian deity in some parts of Punjab and Rajasthan. Most of the people in Rajasthan would do special pujas to him, before constructing/purchasing a house or plot. He […]
Kolaramma is the divine mother widely worshipped by the people of Kolar in Karnataka, and Kolaramma is the divine incarnation of Mata Parvati Devi. The Kolaramma temple is more than thousand years old and it was built by the Chola kings. Kolaramma is worshipped by the people of Kolar, as their Ishta Devi, Kula Devi […]
Maisamma is a Hindu folk goddess. She is mainly worshipped as the affectionate mother goddess, in the villages of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, some parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra. She cures diseases like measles, smallpox, chicken pox, and from deadly virus related diseases. Maisamma is also worshipped as Kula Devi by some village people belonged to […]