Atlas of Religious and Esoteric LineagesFive thousand lineages · worldwide

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Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Five thousand religious, mystical, Indigenous and esoteric lineages from around the world — what they are, where they came from, and where to read more.

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Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA

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Atlas 3177Scholarly / historical only

Ahom Moidams royal mortuary landscape

South Asian Traditions Historical religion / cult

Public geography
India
Period / origin
13th–19th centuries CE; protected mortuary landscape
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3178Institution-specific

Great Living Chola temple ensemble

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
11th–12th-century foundations; living temple settings
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3179Institution-specific

Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
12th–13th-century foundations; protected serial property
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3180Institution-specific

Ramanathaswamy Temple institution at Rameswaram

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historical temple institution–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3181Institution-specific

Arunachaleswarar Temple institution

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historical temple complex–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3182Institution-specific

Ekambareswarar Temple institution at Kanchipuram

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historical temple complex–present
Evidence status
Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3183Institution-specific

Kamakshi Amman Temple institution at Kanchipuram

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historical temple complex–present
Evidence status
Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3184Institution-specific

Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple and Devaswom institution

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Current Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Committee; founding date not asserted
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3185Institution-specific

Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha pilgrimage institution

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historical pilgrimage site–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3186Institution-specific

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple institution

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historical temple complex–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3187Institution-specific

Ambaji Mata temple institution

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historical shrine–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3188Institution-specific

Dwarkadhish Temple institution at Dwarka

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historical temple institution–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3189Institution-specific

Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib institution

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Late 16th-century foundation–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3190Institution-specific

Takht Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib institution

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historical shrine; present complex reconstructed in the 20th century
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3191Community-bound / restricted

Kutiyattam Sanskrit temple-theatre tradition

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historically documented tradition–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3192Varies by lineage

Vedic chanting oral tradition

South Asian Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Ancient textual roots; living oral transmission
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3193Community-bound / restricted

Ramlila Ramayana performance cycle

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historically documented performance cycle–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3194Community-bound / restricted

Ramman festival and ritual theatre of Garhwal

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Living documented village festival
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3195Community-bound / restricted

Mudiyettu Bhagavati ritual-theatre tradition

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Living documented tradition–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3196Community-bound / restricted

Manipuri Sankirtana ritual singing and dance

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Living documented tradition–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3197Community-bound / restricted

Kumbh Mela pilgrimage and festival cycle

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Historical pilgrimage cycle–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3198Community-bound / restricted

Durga Puja in Kolkata festival complex

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Living documented festival–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3199Community-bound / restricted

Garba of Gujarat devotional dance tradition

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Living documented tradition–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3200Scholarly / historical only

Ajanta Buddhist cave-monastery complex

Buddhist Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
2nd century BCE–6th century CE; protected heritage complex
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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