Kuldevta
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Kuldaiwat kuldev, kuldevta, (kula-devata), stands for "family deity" within Hinduism, as a distinction from personal ishta-devata or village deities.
[edit] In Practice
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. Many people have a local temple of Goddess Laxmi or Parvati as their Kuldevta.
[edit] Referance
- Book name:- Kuldharm - Kulachar - Kuldaivate
- Author:- Gajanan. S. Khole
- INSI 81-7418-185-7
