Template:Infobox deity/doc

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.

All fields

{{{name}}}
{{{deity_of}}}
Member of {{{member_of}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Other names	{{{other_names}}}
Name in hieroglyphs	{{{hiero}}}
Name in Old Norse	{{{old_norse}}}
Devanagari	{{{devanagari}}}
Sanskrit transliteration	{{{sanskrit_transliteration}}}
{{{script_name}}}	{{{script}}}
Venerated in	{{{venerated_in}}}
Associate	{{{associate}}}
Major cult centre	{{{cult_centre}}}
Predecessor	{{{predecessor}}}
Successor	{{{successor}}}
Abode	{{{abode}}}
Planet	{{{planet}}}
Mantra	{{{mantra}}}
Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
Army	{{{army}}}
Battles	{{{battles}}}
Artefacts	{{{artefacts}}}
Animals	{{{animals}}}
Symbol	{{{symbol}}}
Adherents	{{{adherents}}}
Height	{{{height}}}
Age	{{{age}}}
Tree	{{{tree}}}
Sacred flower	{{{sacred_flower}}}
Attributes	{{{attributes}}}
Enemy	{{{enemy}}}
Day	{{{day}}}
Complexion	{{{complexion}}}
Number	{{{number}}}
Mount	{{{mount}}}
Texts	{{{texts}}}
Gender	{{{gender}}}
Region	{{{region}}}
Ethnic group	{{{ethnic_group}}}
Temples	{{{temples}}}
Festivals	{{{festivals}}}
Associated deities	{{{associated_deities}}}
Genealogy
Born	{{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Avatar birth	{{{avatar_birth}}}
Avatar end	{{{avatar_end}}}
Parents	{{{parents}}}
Siblings	{{{siblings}}}
Consort	{{{consort}}}
Offspring	{{{offspring}}}
Dynasty	{{{dynasty}}}
Equivalents
Albanian	{{{Albanian_equivalent}}}
Aztec	{{{aztec_equivalent}}}
Canaanite	{{{canaanite_equivalent}}}
Celtic	{{{Celtic_equivalent}}}
Christian	{{{christian_equivalent}}}
Etruscan	{{{etruscan_equivalent}}}
Greek	{{{greek_equivalent}}}
Hindu	{{{hinduism_equivalent}}}
Indo-European	{{{indo-european_equivalent}}}
Manipuri	{{{manipuri_equivalent}}}
Maya	{{{maya_equivalent}}}
Norse	{{{norse_equivalent}}}
Roman	{{{roman_equivalent}}}
Slavic	{{{slavic_equivalent}}}
{{{equivalent1_type}}}	{{{equivalent1}}}
{{{equivalent2_type}}}	{{{equivalent2}}}
{{{equivalent3_type}}}	{{{equivalent3}}}
{{{equivalent4_type}}}	{{{equivalent4}}}
{{{equivalent5_type}}}	{{{equivalent5}}}

{{Infobox deity
| type = 
| name = 
| deity_of = <!-- or god_of / Alusi_of -->
| member_of = 
| image = 
| image_upright =
| alt = <!-- for alternate text of the title image per [[WP:ALT]] -->
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| associate = <!-- or | affiliation = -->
| cult_centre = <!-- or | cult_center = -->
| predecessor =
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| planet = <!-- or | world = -->
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| dynasty = 
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}}

Examples

Ganesha
God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck; Remover of Obstacles The Supreme Being (Ganapatya)
Basohli miniature, c. 1730. National Museum, New Delhi
Affiliation	Shaivism, Deva, Brahman (Ganapatya), Saguna Brahman (Panchayatana puja)
Abode	Kailasha (with parents) Svānandaloka
Mantra	Oṃ Śrī Gaṇeśāya Namaḥ Oṃ Gaṃ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ
Weapon	Paraśu (axe), pāśa (noose), aṅkuśa (elephant goad)
Symbols	Swastika, Om, Modak
Day	Tuesday or Wednesday, Sankashti Chaturthi
Mount	Mouse
Texts	Ganesha Purana, Mudgala Purana, Ganapati Atharvashirsa
Gender	Male
Festivals	Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganesh Jayanti
Genealogy
Parents	Shiva (father) Parvati (mother)
Siblings	Kartikeya (brother)
Consort	Buddhi, Riddhi and Siddhi or celibate in some traditions
Children	Shubha/Ksema and Labha (Sons)
Equivalents
Japanese Buddhist	Kangiten

{{Infobox deity
| type = Hindu
| name = Ganesha
| gender = Male
| father = [[Shiva]]
| mother = [[Parvati]]
| siblings = [[Kartikeya]] (brother)
| consort = [[Consorts of Ganesha#Buddhi (Wisdom)|Buddhi]], [[Riddhi]] and [[Siddhi]] or [[brahmacharya|celibate]] in some traditions
| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck; Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn|Heras|1972|p=58}}{{Sfn|Getty|1936|p= 5}}<br/>
[[Parabrahman| The Supreme Being]]  ([[Ganapatya]])
| image = Ganesha_Basohli_miniature_circa_1730_Dubost_p73.jpg
| caption = [[Basohli]] miniature, c. 1730. [[National Museum, New Delhi]]<ref>"Ganesha getting ready to throw his lotus. Basohli miniature, circa 1730. National Museum, New Delhi. In the {{IAST|Mudgalapurāṇa}} (VII, 70), in order to kill the demon of egotism ({{IAST|Mamāsura}}) who had attacked him, {{IAST|Gaṇeśa Vighnarāja}} throws his lotus at him. Unable to bear the fragrance of the divine flower, the demon surrenders to {{IAST|Gaṇeśha}}." For quotation of description of the work, see: {{Harvard citation no brackets|Martin-Dubost|1997|p=73}}.</ref>
| alt = Attired in an orange dhoti, a four-armed 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.
| day = [[Tuesday]] or [[Wednesday]], [[Sankashti Chaturthi]]
| affiliation = [[Shaivism]], [[Deva (Hinduism)|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])
| mantra = {{IAST|Oṃ Śrī Gaṇeśāya Namaḥ<br/>Oṃ Gaṃ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ}}
| abode = *[[Kailasha]] (with parents) 
*Svānandaloka
| weapon = [[Parashu|{{IAST|Paraśu}} (axe)]], [[Pasha (Hinduism)|{{IAST|pāśa}} (noose)]], [[Elephant goad|{{IAST|aṅkuśa}} (elephant goad)]]
| mount = [[Mouse]]
| symbols = [[Swastika]], [[Om]], [[Modak]]
| festivals = [[Ganesh Chaturthi]], [[Ganesh Jayanti]]
| texts = ''[[Ganesha Purana]]'', ''[[Mudgala Purana]]'', ''[[Ganapati Atharvashirsa]]''
| equivalent1_type = Japanese Buddhist
| equivalent1 = [[Kangiten]]
| children = Shubha/Ksema and Labha (Sons)
}}

TemplateData

TemplateData

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox deity in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox deity Template parameters This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Name name Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME). String optional Image image Image of the character. "File:" and wikilinking is not required. i.e. use {{para|image|Example.png}}. File optional Image upright image_upright 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 [[#Calculating "image_upright"|help below]] for guidance on determining the value to be used. String optional Alt alt Alt text for image per [[WP:MOSALT]]. String optional Caption caption A caption explaining the image. String optional Type type Religion in which the deity is worshipped Example Hindu for Rama String required avatar_birth avatar_birth no description Unknown optional avatar_end avatar_end no description Unknown optional deity_of deity_of no description Unknown optional god_of god_of no description Unknown optional alusi_of alusi_of no description Unknown optional member_of member_of no description Unknown optional qid qid no description Unknown optional suppressfields suppressfields no description Unknown optional fetchwikidata fetchwikidata no description Unknown optional image_size image_size no description Unknown optional other_names other_names no description Unknown optional hiero hiero no description Unknown optional old_norse old_norse no description Unknown optional script_name script_name no description Unknown optional script script no description Unknown optional venerated_in venerated_in no description Unknown optional associate associate no description Unknown optional affiliation affiliation no description Unknown optional cult_centre cult_centre no description Unknown optional cult_center cult_center no description Unknown optional predecessor predecessor no description Unknown optional successor successor no description Unknown optional abode abode no description Unknown optional abodes abodes no description Unknown optional planet planet no description Unknown optional world world no description Unknown optional mantra mantra no description Unknown optional weapon weapon no description Unknown optional weapons weapons no description Unknown optional army army no description Unknown optional battles battles no description Unknown optional artefacts artefacts no description Unknown optional artifacts artifacts no description Unknown optional animals animals no description Unknown optional symbol symbol no description Unknown optional symbols symbols no description Unknown optional adherents adherents no description Unknown optional height height no description Unknown optional age age no description Unknown optional tree tree no description Unknown optional day day no description Unknown optional complexion complexion no description Unknown optional colour colour no description Unknown optional color color no description Unknown optional number number no description Unknown optional mount mount no description Unknown optional texts texts no description Unknown optional gender gender no description Unknown optional region region no description Unknown optional ethnic_group ethnic_group no description Unknown optional temples temples no description Unknown optional temple temple no description Unknown optional festivals festivals no description Unknown optional birth_name birth_name no description Unknown optional birth_date birth_date no description Unknown optional birth_place birth_place no description Unknown optional death_date death_date no description Unknown optional death_place death_place no description Unknown optional spouse spouse no description Unknown optional children children no description Unknown optional father father no description Unknown optional mother mother no description Unknown optional siblings siblings no description Unknown optional dynasty dynasty no description Unknown optional birthname birthname no description Unknown optional moksha_date moksha_date no description Unknown optional moksha_place moksha_place no description Unknown optional parents parents no description Unknown optional consort consort no description Unknown optional consorts consorts no description Unknown optional offspring offspring no description Unknown optional greek_equivalent greek_equivalent no description Unknown optional roman_equivalent roman_equivalent no description Unknown optional norse_equivalent norse_equivalent no description Unknown optional etruscan_equivalent etruscan_equivalent no description Unknown optional christian_equivalent christian_equivalent no description Unknown optional slavic_equivalent slavic_equivalent no description Unknown optional hinduism_equivalent hinduism_equivalent no description Unknown optional canaanite_equivalent canaanite_equivalent no description Unknown optional indo-european_equivalent indo-european_equivalent no description Unknown optional albanian_equivalent albanian_equivalent no description Unknown optional celtic_equivalent celtic_equivalent no description Unknown optional equivalent1 equivalent1 no description Unknown optional equivalent2 equivalent2 no description Unknown optional equivalent3 equivalent3 no description Unknown optional equivalent4 equivalent4 no description Unknown optional equivalent5 equivalent5 no description Unknown optional equivalent1_type equivalent1_type no description Unknown optional equivalent2_type equivalent2_type no description Unknown optional equivalent3_type equivalent3_type no description Unknown optional equivalent4_type equivalent4_type no description Unknown optional equivalent5_type equivalent5_type no description Unknown optional child child no description Unknown optional nocat_wdimage nocat_wdimage no description Unknown optional

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
Albanian	#92ffde
Arabian	#CDC8B8
Armenian	#FFFF00
Australian	#EBA9EE
Aztec	#00A86B
Baltic	#BBDDBB	Y Yes
Bantu	#BDFDFB
Buddhist	#FFD068
Canaanite, Phoenician, Punic	#800080
Celtic	#CE8946
Chinese	#C04851
Eblaite	#008113
Edo	#93C572
Egyptian	#DECD87	Y Yes	Y Yes
Elamite	#159E4F
Etruscan	#F7E3CD
Finnish, Estonian	#0000FF
Georgian	#E97500
Greek	#CEF2E0
Guarani, Tupian	#FF73FF
Hindu	#FFC569	Y Yes	Y Yes
Hittite	#021AF2
Hurrian	#4B539C
Igbo	#ACE1AF	Y Yes	Y Yes
Inca, Incan, Andean	#F3F300
Indo-European	#006400
Indonesian, Javanese	#FF0000
Inuit	#FFDD99		No
Irish	#90DB90
Jain	#F5DEB3
Japanese, Shinto	#A12F25	Y Yes	No
Kongo	#E1BAE7	Y Yes	Y Yes
Mandaean	#ABABAB	No	No
Manichaean	#D1A274	Y Yes	No
Mayan	#50C578
Meitei	#330055
Mesopotamian	#228B22
Muisca	#FFD500
Neopagan, Modern	#C1C1C1
Norse, Germanic	#D6DBBE		Y Yes
Nubian	#F0E4AE
Ossetian	#FFE8D0
Phillippine	#F6E396
Polynesian, Hawaiian	#AFEEEE	No	No
Roman	#F0ACAC	Y Yes Y Yes
Sarnaist	#B60000
Scythian	#00C700
Slavic	#CD0000		No
Sogdian	#295A8A
Taíno, Taino	#FAECC8
Thai	#FFEDED
Turkic	#00ABC2
Ugaritic	#00817D
Urartian	#0057AF
Vietnamese	#FF6060
Vodou, Voodoo, Haitian	#BFEAF9
Welsh	#B30024
Yazidi	#FF8E1C
Yoruba	#93C572	Y Yes	Y Yes
Zoroastrian	#990955

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