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. Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat) (អង្គរវត្ត is a Temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for King Suryavarman II Deva (देव in Devanagari script pronounced as /'d̪evə/ is the Sanskrit word for "god Deity " Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. The Guardian Angels is a non-profit international volunteer organization of unarmed citizen crime patrollers They are generally thought of as female. 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. Castes are Hereditary systems of occupation, Endogamy, social culture, Social class, and Political power.

References

• Palani, Sivasiva. "New Angles On Angels." Hinduism Today, Sep 1992. Accessed 11 May 2006.
• Krishna, Nanditha. "Grounded in wisdom." Newindpress on Sunday, April 26, 2003. Accessed 11 May 2006.

External links

• Photographs of stone images of devatas at Angkor Wat, Preah Khan, and Ta Prohm in Cambodia

See also

• Hinduism

Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent.

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