Template:Infobox deity

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The template can be used for any god, deity or mythological figure who is worshiped in a religion or cult. For other mythological figures, please consider other templates like Template:Infobox character.

Usage

All fields

{{{name}}}
{{{deity_of}}}
Member of {{{member_of}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Other names	{{{other_names}}}
Name in hieroglyphs	{{{hiro}}}
Name in Old Norse	{{{Old_Norse}}}
Devanagari	{{{Devanagari}}}
Sanskrit transliteration	{{{Sanskrit_transliteration}}}
Tamil script	{{{Tamil_script}}}
Tamil transliteration	{{{Tamil_transliteration}}}
Kannada script	{{{Kannada_script}}}
Kannada transliteration	{{{Kannada_transliteration}}}
{{{script_name}}}	{{{script}}}
Affiliation	{{{affiliation}}}
Major cult center	{{{cult_center}}}
Predecessor	{{{predecessor}}}
Successor	{{{successor}}}
Planet	{{{planet}}}
Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
Army	{{{army}}}
Battles	{{{battles}}}
Artifacts	{{{artifacts}}}
Animals	{{{animals}}}
Symbol	{{{symbol}}}
Adherents	{{{adherents}}}
Height	{{{height}}}
Age	{{{age}}}
Tree	{{{tree}}}
Day	{{{day}}}
Color	{{{color}}}
Number	{{{number}}}
Mount	{{{mount}}}
Texts	{{{texts}}}
Gender	{{{gender}}}
Region	{{{region}}}
Ethnic group	{{{ethnic_group}}}
Festivals	{{{festivals}}}
Personal Information
Consort	{{{consort}}}
Offspring	{{{offspring}}}
Parents	{{{parents}}}
Siblings	{{{siblings}}}
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	{{{Greek_equivalent}}}
Roman equivalent	{{{Roman_equivalent}}}
Etruscan equivalent	{{{Etruscan_equivalent}}}
Christian equivalent	{{{Christian_equivalent}}}
Slavic equivalent	{{{Slavic_equivalent}}}
Hinduism equivalent	{{{Hinduism_equivalent}}}
Canaanite equivalent	{{{Canaanite_equivalent}}}
{{{equivalent1_type}}} equivalent	{{{equivalent1}}}
{{{equivalent2_type}}} equivalent	{{{equivalent2}}}

{{Infobox deity
| type         = 
| name         = 
| deity_of     = <!-- or god_of / Alusi_of -->
| member_of    = 
| image        = 
| alt          = <!-- for alternate text of the title image per [[WP:ALT]] -->
| caption      = 
| other_names  = 
| hiro         = 
| Old_Norse    = 
| Devanagari   = 
| Sanskrit_transliteration = 
| Tamil_script = 
| Tamil_transliteration = 
| Kannada_script = 
| Kannada_transliteration = 
| script_name  = 
| script       = 
| affiliation  = <!-- or | associate = -->
| cult_center  = <!-- or | cult_centre = -->
| planet       = <!-- or | world = -->
| weapon       = <!-- or | weapons = -->
| battles      = 
| artifacts    = <!-- or | artefacts = -->
| animals      = 
| symbol       = <!-- or | symbols = -->
| adherents    =
| height       = 
| age          = 
| tree         =
| day          = 
| color        = <!-- or | colour = -->
| number       = 
| consort      = <!-- or | consorts = -->
| parents      = 
| siblings     = 
| offspring    = <!-- or | children = -->
| predecessor  =
| successor    =
| army         =
| mount        = 
| texts        = 
| gender       =
| Greek_equivalent     = 
| Roman_equivalent     = 
| Etruscan_equivalent  = 
| Christian_equivalent = 
| Slavic_equivalent    = 
| Hinduism_equivalent  = 
| Canaanite_equivalent =
| equivalent1_type = 
| equivalent1 =
| equivalent2_type = 
| equivalent2 =
| region       = 
| ethnic_group = 
| festivals    = 
}}

Examples

Ganesha
Basohli miniature, circa 1730. National Museum, New Delhi, India.
Devanagari	गणेश
Sanskrit transliteration	gaṇeśa
Tamil script	கணேசா
Kannada script	ಗಣೇಶ
Affiliation	Deva
Mantra	ॐ गणेशाय नमः (Oṃ Gaṇeśāya Namaḥ)
Weapon	Paraśu (axe) Pāśa (lasso) Aṅkuśa (hook)
Symbols	Aum, modak
Mount	Mouse/rat
Consort	Buddhi (wisdom) Riddhi (prosperity) Siddhi (attainment)

{{Infobox deity <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology-->
| type                     = Hindu 
| name                     = Ganesha ({{IAST|Gaṇeśa}})
| image                    = Ganesha Basohli miniature circa 1730 Dubost p73.jpg
| caption                  = [[Basohli Painting|Basohli]] miniature, circa 1730. [[National Museum, New Delhi|National Museum]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]].
| alt                      = Attired in an orange dhoti, an elephant-headed man sits on a large lotus. His body is red in colour and he wears various golden necklaces and bracelets and a snake around his neck. On the three points of his crown, budding lotuses have been fixed. He holds in his two right hands the rosary (lower hand) and a cup filled with three modakas (round yellow sweets), a fourth modaka held by the curving trunk is just about to be tasted. In his two left hands, he holds a lotus above and an axe below, with its handle leaning against his shoulder.
| Devanagari               = {{lang|sa|गणेश}} 
| Sanskrit_transliteration = {{IAST|gaṇeśa}}
| Tamil_script             = 
| affiliation              = [[Deva (Hinduism)|Deva]]
| mantra                   = {{lang|sa|ॐ गणेशाय नमः}} <br />({{IAST|Oṃ Gaṇeśāya Namaḥ}})
| weapon                   = {{IAST|[[Paraśu]]}} (Axe),<br /> [[Pāśa]] (Lasso), <br />[[Ankus|{{IAST|Aṅkuśa}}]] (Hook)
| consort                  = [[Buddhi]] (wisdom),<br/>[[Riddhi]] (prosperity),<br/>[[Siddhi]] (attainment)
| mount                    = [[Mouse]]/[[rat]]
| symbols                  = [[Aum]], [[modak]]
}}

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