parivara-devata
परिवार देवता parivāra-devatāA 'retinue deity', one of the subsidiary deities given smaller shrines arranged around a temple's main sanctum, representing the presiding god's family, attendants and guardians. Also called avarana-devata.
Where this term appears
- The Temple Is a Cosmos Treatise
Around the central sanctum, in their own smaller shrines, cluster the parivāra-devatās — the "retinue deities," also called āvaraṇa-devatās , the "enveloping deities." These are the presiding god's court, given…