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 mythical creature or Template:Infobox character.

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{{{deity_of}}}
Member of {{{member_of}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Other names	{{{other_names}}}
Name in hieroglyphs	{{{hiero}}}
Name in Old Norse	{{{Old_Norse}}}
{{{script_name}}}	{{{script}}}
Venerated in	{{{venerated_in}}}
Affiliation	{{{affiliation}}}
Major cult center	{{{cult_center}}}
Predecessor	{{{predecessor}}}
Successor	{{{successor}}}
Abode	{{{abode}}}
Planet	{{{planet}}}
Mantra	{{{mantra}}}
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
Parents	{{{parents}}}
Siblings	{{{siblings}}}
Consort	{{{consort}}}
Offspring	{{{offspring}}}
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}}}
Indo-European equivalent	{{{Indo-european_equivalent}}}
{{{equivalent1_type}}} equivalent	{{{equivalent1}}}
{{{equivalent2_type}}} equivalent	{{{equivalent2}}}
{{{equivalent3_type}}} equivalent	{{{equivalent3}}}
{{{equivalent4_type}}} equivalent	{{{equivalent4}}}
{{{equivalent5_type}}} equivalent	{{{equivalent5}}}

{{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  = 
| hiero        = 
| avatar_birth = 
| avatar_end   =
| Old_Norse    = 
| script_name  = 
| script       = 
| affiliation  = <!-- or | associate = -->
| cult_center  = <!-- or | cult_centre = -->
| abode        = <!-- or | abodes = -->
| planet       = <!-- or | world = -->
| mantra       = 
| mantra benefits =
| 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        = 
| Islamic_equivalent          = 
| Slavic_equivalent           = 
| Hinduism_equivalent         = 
| Canaanite_equivalent        =
| Indo-european_equivalent =
| Maya_equivalent        =
| Aztec_equivalent        =
| equivalent1_type = 
| equivalent1 =
| equivalent2_type = 
| equivalent2 =
| equivalent3_type = 
| equivalent3 =
| equivalent4_type = 
| equivalent4 =
| equivalent5_type = 
| equivalent5 =
| region       = 
| ethnic_group = 
| festivals    = 
| nirvana      =
}}

Examples

Ganesha
God of New Beginnings, Success and Wisdom Remover of Obstacles
Basohli miniature, c. 1730. National Museum, New Delhi.
Affiliation	Deva, Brahman (Ganapatya), Saguna Brahman (Panchayatana puja)
Abode	• Mount Kailash (with parents Shiva and Parvati) , • Ganeshloka
Mantra	Oṃ Shri Gaṇeśāya Namaḥ Oṃ Gaṃ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ
Weapon	Paraśu (axe), pāśa (noose), aṅkuśa (elephant goad)
Symbols	Swastika, Om, Modak
Mount	Mouse
Texts	Ganesha Purana, Mudgala Purana, Ganapati Atharvashirsa
Gender	Male
Festivals	Ganesh Chaturthi
Personal information
Parents	Shiva (father) Parvati (mother)
Siblings	Kartikeya
Consorts	Riddhi (Prosperity) Siddhi (Attainment) Buddhi (Intelligence)
Children	Shubha, Labha, Santoshi Mata

{{Infobox deity<!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology-->
| type = Hindu
| name = Ganesha
| gender = Male
| father = [[Shiva]]
| mother = [[Parvati]]
| siblings = [[Kartikeya]] 
| deity_of = {{ubl
 |God of New Beginnings, Success and Wisdom
 |Remover of Obstacles}}
| image = Ganesha Basohli miniature circa 1730 Dubost p73.jpg
| caption = [[Basohli]] miniature, c. 1730. [[National Museum, New Delhi]].
| 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 in the upper hand and an axe in the lower one, with its handle leaning against his shoulder.
| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])
| mantra = {{IAST|Oṃ Shri Gaṇeśāya Namaḥ<br>Oṃ Gaṃ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ}}
| abode =• '''[[Mount Kailash]]''' (with parents [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati]]) ,<br>• '''Ganeshloka'''
| weapon = [[Parashu|{{IAST|Paraśu}} (axe)]], [[Pasha (Hinduism)|{{IAST|pāśa}} (noose)]], [[Elephant goad|{{IAST|aṅkuśa}} (elephant goad)]]
| consorts = {{ubl
 | [[Riddhi]] (Prosperity)
 | [[Siddhi]] (Attainment)
 | [[Buddhi]] (Intelligence) 
  }}
| mount = [[Mouse]]
| symbols = [[Swastika]], [[Om]], [[Modak]]
| festivals = [[Ganesh Chaturthi]]
| texts = ''[[Ganesha Purana]]'', ''[[Mudgala Purana]]'', ''[[Ganapati Atharvashirsa]]''
| children = Shubha, Labha, [[Santoshi Mata]] 
}}

TemplateData

TemplateData

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox deity in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox deity <templatedata> { "description": "", "params": { "name": { "label": "Name", "type": "string", "required": false, "suggested": false, "deprecated": false, "description": "Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME)." }, "image": { "label": "Image", "type": "wiki-file-name", "required": false, "suggested": false, "deprecated": false, "description": "Image of the character. \"File:\" and wikilinking is not required. i.e. use |image=Example.png." }, "image_upright": { "label": "Image upright", "type": "string", "required": false, "suggested": false, "deprecated": false, "description": "The image size defaults to frameless (220px). The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 270px. See help below for guidance on determining the value to be used." }, "alt": { "label": "Alt", "type": "string", "required": false, "suggested": false, "deprecated": false, "description": "Alt text for image per WP:MOSALT." }, "caption": { "label": "Caption", "type": "string", "required": false, "suggested": false, "deprecated": false, "description": "A caption explaining the image." }, "type": { "label": "Type", "description": "Religion in which the deity is worshipped", "example": "Hindu for Rama", "type": "string", "required": true }, "avatar_birth" : {}, "avatar_end": {}, "deity_of": {}, "god_of": {}, "alusi_of": {}, "member_of": {}, "qid": {}, "suppressfields": {}, "fetchwikidata": {}, "image_size": {}, "other_names": {}, "hiero": {}, "old_norse": {}, "script_name": {}, "script": {}, "venerated_in": {}, "associate": {}, "affiliation": {}, "cult_centre": {}, "cult_center": {}, "predecessor": {}, "successor": {}, "abode": {}, "abodes": {}, "planet": {}, "world": {}, "mantra": {}, "weapon": {}, "weapons": {}, "army": {}, "battles": {}, "artefacts": {}, "artifacts": {}, "animals": {}, "symbol": {}, "symbols": {}, "adherents": {}, "height": {}, "age": {}, "tree": {}, "day": {}, "complexion": {}, "colour": {}, "color": {}, "number": {}, "mount": {}, "texts": {}, "gender": {}, "region": {}, "ethnic_group": {}, "temples": {}, "temple": {}, "festivals": {}, "birth_name": {}, "birth_date": {}, "birth_place": {}, "death_date": {}, "death_place": {}, "spouse": {}, "children": {}, "father": {}, "mother": {}, "siblings": {}, "dynasty": {}, "birthname": {}, "moksha_date": {}, "moksha_place": {}, "parents": {}, "consort": {}, "consorts": {}, "offspring": {}, "greek_equivalent": {}, "roman_equivalent": {}, "norse_equivalent": {}, "etruscan_equivalent": {}, "christian_equivalent": {}, "slavic_equivalent": {}, "hinduism_equivalent": {}, "canaanite_equivalent": {}, "Indo-european_equivalent": {}, "equivalent1": {}, "equivalent2": {}, "equivalent3": {}, "equivalent4": {}, "equivalent5": {}, "equivalent1_type": {}, "equivalent2_type": {}, "equivalent3_type": {}, "equivalent4_type": {}, "equivalent5_type": {}, "child": {}, "nocat_wdimage": {} }, "format": "Template:\n" } </templatedata>

Color template

If “|type= “ is filled with any of the following inputs, it will use colors from the infobox drawn from Template:Infobox deity/color

Deity type and color style

|type = Input	Color style output	Sidebar matching?	Footer matching?
Akan	#FFD700	No	Y Yes
Arabian	#CDC8B8
Aztec	#00A86B
Australian	style="background-color:#eba9ee"	#eba9ee	No	No
Bantu	#BDFDFB
Canaanite	#800080
Eblaite	#008113
Edo	#93C572
Egyptian	#DECD87	Y Yes	Y Yes
Elamite	#159E4F
Etruscan	#F7E3CD
Greek	#CEF2E0
Hindu	#FFC569	Y Yes	Y Yes
Hittite	#021AF2
Hurrian	#4B539C
Igbo	#ACE1AF	Y Yes	Y Yes
Indo-European	#006400
Irish	#90DB90
Jain	#F5DEB3
Japanese, Shinto	#A12F25	Y Yes	No
Kongo	#E1BAE7	Y Yes	Y Yes
Mayan	#50C578
Meitei	#00FF00
Mesopotamian	#228B22
Muisca	#FFD500
Norse	#D6DBBE		Y Yes
Nubian	#F0E4AE
Phillippine	#F6E396
Polynesian, Hawaiian	#AFEEEE	No	No
Roman	#F0ACAC	Y Yes Y Yes
Slavic	#CD0000	No sidebar	No
Turkic	#00ABC2
Ugaritic	#00817D
Yoruba	#93C572	Y Yes	Y Yes

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using infobox deity with unknown parameters (6)
• Category:Pages using infobox deity with color param (2)
• Category:Pages using infobox deity without type param (1)

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