| Most Hindus revere and adore the many manifestations of the Divine as Siva, Vishnu, Rama, Krishna or Durga even as they focus on an ishta devata, a favorite Deity. |
| The practice of ishta devata in Hinduism allows a person to worship a particular chosen deity without necessarily denying that other gods exist. |
| A predestined being, he appears here surrounded by a halo, and accompanied by numerous guards, mithuna loving couples, and devata, come to pay homage. |
| Devata is a domestic melodrama whose action is centred on its female lead Savitri who plays a double role. |
| The local devatas worshipped by the people outside the urban areas are also called vyantara devata. |
| This is what Sax shows, when analyzing possession among the Hindu castes of Central Himalayas by the devata Kachya. |
