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This template uses Lua:
  • Module:InfoboxImage (sandbox)
  • Module:WikidataIB (sandbox)
  • Module:Check for unknown parameters (sandbox)
This template tracks the Wikidata property:
  • image (P18) (see uses)

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.

Contents

  • 1 All fields
  • 2 Examples
  • 3 TemplateData
  • 4 Color template
  • 5 Tracking categories

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]] -->
| caption = 
| other_names = 
| hiero = 
| old_norse = 
| devanagari =
| sanskrit_transliteration =
| script_name = 
| script = 
| venerated_in =
| associate = <!-- or | affiliation = -->
| cult_centre = <!-- or | cult_center = -->
| predecessor =
| successor =
| abode = <!-- or | abodes = -->
| planet = <!-- or | world = -->
| mantra = 
| weapon = <!-- or | weapons = -->
| army =
| battles = 
| artifacts = <!-- or | artefacts = -->
| animals = 
| symbol = <!-- or | symbols = -->
| adherents = 
| height =
| age =
| tree =
| sacred_flower =
| attributes =
| enemy =
| day = 
| complexion = <!-- or | color = -->
| number = 
| mount = 
| texts = 
| gender = 
| region =
| ethnic_group =
| temples =
| festivals = 
| associated_deities =
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| avatar_birth = 
| avatar_end = 
| parents = 
| siblings = 
| consort = <!-- or | consorts = -->
| offspring = <!-- or | children = -->
| dynasty = 
| Albanian_equivalent = 
| aztec_equivalent = 
| canaanite_equivalent = 
| Celtic_equivalent = 
| christian_equivalent = 
| etruscan_equivalent = 
| greek_equivalent =
| Hinduism_equivalent = 
| Indo-european_equivalent = 
| manipuri_equivalent = 
| maya_equivalent = 
| norse_equivalent = 
| roman_equivalent = 
| slavic_equivalent = 
| equivalent1_type = 
| equivalent1 =
| equivalent2_type = 
| equivalent2 =
| equivalent3_type = 
| equivalent3 =
| equivalent4_type = 
| equivalent4 =
| equivalent5_type = 
| equivalent5 = 
}}

Examples

Infobox from the page for the Hindu god Ganesha, may be out of date

Ganesha
God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck; Remover of Obstacles[1][2]
The Supreme Being (Ganapatya)
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.
Basohli miniature, c. 1730. National Museum, New Delhi[3]
AffiliationShaivism, Deva, Brahman (Ganapatya), Saguna Brahman (Panchayatana puja)
Abode
  • Kailasha (with parents)
  • Svānandaloka
MantraOṃ Śrī Gaṇeśāya Namaḥ
Oṃ Gaṃ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ
WeaponParaśu (axe), pāśa (noose), aṅkuśa (elephant goad)
SymbolsSwastika, Om, Modak
DayTuesday or Wednesday, Sankashti Chaturthi
MountMouse
TextsGanesha Purana, Mudgala Purana, Ganapati Atharvashirsa
GenderMale
FestivalsGanesh Chaturthi, Ganesh Jayanti
Genealogy
Parents
  • Shiva (father)
  • Parvati (mother)
SiblingsKartikeya (brother)
ConsortBuddhi, Riddhi and Siddhi or celibate in some traditions
ChildrenShubha/Ksema and Labha (Sons)
Equivalents
Japanese BuddhistKangiten
{{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)
}}
  1. ^ Heras 1972, p. 58.
  2. ^ Getty 1936, p. 5.
  3. ^ "Ganesha getting ready to throw his lotus. Basohli miniature, circa 1730. National Museum, New Delhi. In the Mudgalapurāṇa (VII, 70), in order to kill the demon of egotism (Mamāsura) who had attacked him, Gaṇeśa Vighnarāja throws his lotus at him. Unable to bear the fragrance of the divine flower, the demon surrenders to Gaṇeśha." For quotation of description of the work, see: Martin-Dubost 1997, p. 73.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox deity

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Namename

Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME).

Stringoptional
Imageimage

Image of the character. "File:" and wikilinking is not required. i.e. use {{para|image|Example.png}}.

Fileoptional
Image uprightimage_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.

Stringoptional
Altalt

Alt text for image per [[WP:MOSALT]].

Stringoptional
Captioncaption

A caption explaining the image.

Stringoptional
Typetype

Religion in which the deity is worshipped

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

Tracking categories

  • Category:Pages using infobox deity with unknown parameters (0)
  • Category:Pages using infobox deity without type param (5)
  • Category:Pages using infobox deity with unrecognised type (28)
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Infoboxes for WikiProject Religion and related WikiProjects
Normal
  • {{Infobox religion}}
  • {{Infobox Christian leader}}
  • {{Infobox church}}
  • {{Infobox clergy}}
  • {{Infobox deity}}
  • {{Infobox Jewish leader}}
  • {{Infobox Latter Day Saint biography}}
  • {{Infobox religious biography}}
  • {{Infobox religious building}}
  • {{Infobox religious group}}
  • {{Infobox religious text}}
  • {{Infobox saint}}
Wikidata
  • {{Infobox religious biography/Wikidata}}
To be merged
  • {{Infobox Hindu temple}}
Wrappers
  • {{Infobox theologian}}
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox deity/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (create) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.
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