Kuldevta

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KULA-DEVATA

(Kuldaiwat kuldev, kuldevta) stands for "family deity" within Hinduism, as a distinction from personal ishta-devata or village deities. Every Hindu family has its own family deity. The word Kul means family or clan and Devata means deity. Hindu families make a pilgrimage to the Kuldevata temple to obtain blessing of the deity after an auspious occasion such as a wedding.Most people have a local temple of Goddess Laxmi or Parvati as their Kuldevta.

See also: ishta-devata

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