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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