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Regional Deities
Many deities are especially significant to a particular region or community, with local temples, festivals and traditions built around them.
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Jagannath
Central to Odisha, famed for the annual Rath Yatra in Puri.
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Vithoba
Focus of Maharashtra's Warkari devotional tradition, at Pandharpur.
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Ayyappa
Widely worshipped in Kerala, especially at Sabarimala.
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Meenakshi
Presiding goddess of the Madurai temple in Tamil Nadu.
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Khandoba
A folk deity popular across Maharashtra and Karnataka.
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Santoshi Mata
A relatively modern goddess of contentment, popular in North India.