local deity

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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deity
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdeɪ.ɪ.ti/us
/ˈdiː.ə.t̬i/
a god ...
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(Definition oflocalanddeityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The residents of the two houses gave offerings to thelocaldeity.
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Ancestors who lived in harmony with nature evolved the tradition of protecting the forest in honour of thelocaldeity.
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Mariamman is thelocaldeityof the region.
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Muruga might have been a different deity originally stemming from alocaldeity.
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There is a sacred grove for thelocaldeity.
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Thelocaldeity, now appeased, visited the upper house while neglecting the lower.
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There is alocaldeitytemple in the middle of village.
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At the center of social life in the hamlet was the religious altar (built in honor of alocaldeity) where festivities could be staged.
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Parts of a marble statue that include a male foot wearing a sandal was also recovered; it was probably alocaldeityworshipped at the temple.
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On this occasion the new grain after harvesting is first offered to thelocaldeityand during this festival the people get themselves lost in merrymakings.
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Thelocaldeityis worshipped as rampu-tupu.
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For and entire week the city celebrates the arrival of hundreds of local deities on elaborately decorated palanquins.
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This region also has numerous temples of local deities.
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They are also believed to communicate with spirits and local deities and are often employed by persons suffering illnesses or misfortunes to draw up horoscopes.
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It is based on the worship of local deities.
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Besides large temples, small outdoor shrines to local deities are very common and can be spotted on road sides, parks, and neighborhoods.
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Fairs, festivals, local heroes (mostly warriors) and local deities play a vital role in these arts.
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Many products are made from such art such as vessels, jewellery and the images of the local deities and some decorative.
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Silver spirit money (yin) is given exclusively to ancestral spirits as well as spirits of local deities.
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Many of these songs are sung even today during marriage and death ceremonies, during our festivals relating to the seasons and during festivals in honour of local deities and heroes.
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