Village Deities Of Tamil Nadu
Village deities are the patron deities or grama devata of village. They that do not belong to the vedic - Agamic pantheon of Hinduism are found in almost all villages throughout India, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in particular. They are known as Kaval deivam or guardian spirits in Tamil and Kula Daivam or Local Village Gods in Telugu . They are associated to a main deity who is generally ascribed as Kuladeivam by various sects of community and clan groups as part of the tracing their generation through centuries.
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