The guardian deity of a village or locality, who protects the ground its people live on. Often a goddess. Distinct from the family deity (kula-devata) and the personally chosen ishta-devata.

Where this term appears

• Ishta-Devata: Choosing a Personal Deity Deities →

  There is the grama-devata , the deity of the village or the place, who guards the ground one lives on.

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