A living reference atlas

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.

Source-linked and transparently qualified. Editorial standards and correction criteria are public.

Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA

Entries: 5,000
Candidate geography relations: 7,326
Candidate country vocabulary: 162

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Atlas 1204Institution-specific

Narnarayan Dev Gadi

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Established in the 19th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1205Institution-specific

Laxminarayan Dev Gadi

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Established in the 19th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1206Institution-specific

International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: United Kingdom, India
Period / origin: Founded 1978–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesUnited Kingdom, India

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Atlas 1207Initiatory

Vīraśaiva Pañcācārya lineage tradition

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Premodern narrative and institutional formations–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1208Varies by lineage

Vīraśaiva Ṣaṭsthala theology

South Asian Traditions Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval textual development–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1210Open / public

Kaumāra Skanda-centered Hindu tradition

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India, Sri Lanka
Period / origin: Early attestations; historical sectarian formations; living regional worship
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIndia, Sri Lanka

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Atlas 1211Community-bound / restricted

Kāmākhyā temple-centered Śākta tradition

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early medieval attestations; living temple tradition
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1212Community-bound / restricted

Tārāpīṭh Śākta-Tantric tradition

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early modern temple development; living pilgrimage tradition
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1214Scholarly / historical only

Lākulīśa-Pāśupata lineage

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early centuries CE–medieval period; later reception
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1215Scholarly / historical only

Kālāmukha Śaiva tradition

South Asian Traditions Historical religion / cult

Public geography: India
Period / origin: c. 9th–13th centuries
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1216Scholarly / historical only

Śrīkaṇṭha's Śivādvaita Vedānta

South Asian Traditions Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: c. 14th–16th centuries; later scholarly reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1217Open / public

Nāyaṉmār Tamil Śaiva bhakti tradition

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: c. 6th–9th centuries; enduring reception
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1218Open / public

Āḻvār Tamil Vaiṣṇava bhakti tradition

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: c. 7th–10th centuries; enduring reception
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1219Initiatory

Śrī Pañcāyatī Akhāṛā Mahānirvāṇī

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early modern institutional history–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1220Initiatory

Śrī Pañc Daśnām Jūnā Akhāṛā

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early modern institutional history–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1221Initiatory

Śrī Pañcāyatī Akhāṛā Nirañjanī

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early modern institutional history–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1222Community-bound / restricted

Agnicayana fire-altar rite

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Vedic textual origins; rare modern performances
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1225Initiatory

Śvetāmbara Terāpanth Jain order

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Founded 1760–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1226Initiatory

Tapā Gaccha

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval period–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1227Initiatory

Kharatara Gaccha

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Founded c. 11th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1228Initiatory

Añcala Gaccha

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval period–present
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1229Scholarly / historical only

Mūla Saṅgha Digambara monastic tradition

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early medieval period–later historical branches
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1230Scholarly / historical only

Kāṣṭhā Saṅgha Digambara monastic tradition

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval period–early modern reception
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1231Open / public

Digambara Terāpantha Jain tradition

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early modern period–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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