Devata

Deva is the Hindu term for deity; devatas (Devanagari: देवता) are a kind of smaller more focused devas, the equivalent of guardian spirits or guardian angels. They are generally thought of as male. There are many kinds of devatas: vanadevatas (forest spirits, perhaps descendants of early nature-spirit cults), gramadevata (village gods), devata of river crossings, caves, mountains, and so on. Each caste has its guardian deva, and every human activity has its devata, its spiritual counterpart or aspect.
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(n.)
A deity; a divine being; a good spirit; an idol.
  

[Hindu] In Hindu mythology, a god. This term is usually applied to the inferior gods.

Devata (Sanskrit) [from deva divine being] A divine or spiritual being; a generalizing term, often identical with deva. In the plural, a class of celestial beings that waged war with the daityas, according to the Puranas.