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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]].

== All fields ==
{{Parameter names example| abode | abodes | adherents | affiliation | age | alt | alusi_of | animals | army | artefacts | artifacts | associate | battles | birth_date | birth_name | birth_place | birthname | avatar_birth | avatar_end | Canaanite_equivalent | canaanite_equivalent | caption | children | Christian_equivalent | christian_equivalent | color | colour | complexion | consort | consorts | cult_center | cult_centre | day | death_date | death_place | deity_of | Devanagari | devanagari | dynasty | ethnic_group | Etruscan_equivalent | etruscan_equivalent | equivalent1 | equivalent1_type | equivalent2 | equivalent2_type | equivalent3 | equivalent3_type | equivalent4 | equivalent4_type | equivalent5 | equivalent5_type | father | festivals | gender | god_of | Greek_equivalent | greek_equivalent | Aztec_equivalent | aztec_equivalent | Maya_equivalent | maya_equivalent | height | Hinduism_equivalent | hinduism_equivalent | Hindu_equivalent | hindu_equivalent | hiero | image | image_upright | mantra | member_of | moksha_date | moksha_place | mother | mount | name | Norse_equivalent | norse_equivalent | number | offspring | Old_Norse | old_norse | enemy | other_names | parents | planet | predecessor | region | Roman_equivalent | roman_equivalent | Manipuri_equivalent | manipuri_equivalent | indo-european_equivalent | Indo-european_equivalent | Albanian_equivalent | albanian_equivalent | Celtic_equivalent | celtic_equivalent | sacred_flower | Sanskrit_transliteration | sanskrit_transliteration | attributes | associated_deities | script | script_name | siblings | Slavic_equivalent | slavic_equivalent | spouse | successor | symbol | symbols | temple | temples | texts | tree | type | venerated_in | weapon | weapons | world }}

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{{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 = 
}}

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==Examples==
Infobox from the page for the Hindu god [[Ganesha]], may be out of date
{{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 = 
| mantra = {{IAST|Oṃ Śrī Gaṇeśāya Namaḥ<br/>Oṃ Gaṃ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ}}
| abode = [[Kailasha]] (with parents)
| weapon = {{hlist|[[Parashu|{{IAST|Paraśu}} (axe)]]|[[Pasha (Hinduism)|{{IAST|pāśa}}]]|[[Elephant goad|{{IAST|aṅkuśa}} (elephant goad)]]}}
| mount = [[Mouse]]
| symbols = {{hlist|[[Om]]|[[Modak]]}}
| festivals = {{hlist|[[Ganesh Chaturthi]]|[[Ganesh Jayanti]]}}
| texts = {{hlist|''[[Ganesha Purana]]''|''[[Mudgala Purana]]''|''[[Ganapati Atharvashirsa]]''}}
| equivalent1_type = Japanese Buddhist
| equivalent1 = [[Kangiten]]
| children = Shubha/Ksema and Labha (Sons)
| temple = [[Ashtavinayaka|Ashtavinayaka Temples, Maharashtra]]
}}

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{{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 = 
| mantra = {{IAST|Oṃ Śrī Gaṇeśāya Namaḥ<br/>Oṃ Gaṃ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ}}
| abode = [[Kailasha]] (with parents)
| weapon = {{hlist|[[Parashu|{{IAST|Paraśu}} (axe)]]|[[Pasha (Hinduism)|{{IAST|pāśa}}]]|[[Elephant goad|{{IAST|aṅkuśa}} (elephant goad)]]}}
| mount = [[Mouse]]
| symbols = {{hlist|[[Om]]|[[Modak]]}}
| festivals = {{hlist|[[Ganesh Chaturthi]]|[[Ganesh Jayanti]]}}
| texts = {{hlist|''[[Ganesha Purana]]''|''[[Mudgala Purana]]''|''[[Ganapati Atharvashirsa]]''}}
| equivalent1_type = Japanese Buddhist
| equivalent1 = [[Kangiten]]
| children = Shubha/Ksema and Labha (Sons)
| temple = [[Ashtavinayaka|Ashtavinayaka Temples, Maharashtra]]
}}
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==TemplateData==
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			"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 {{para|image|Example.png}}."
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		"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 [[#Calculating \"image_upright\"|help below]] for guidance on determining the value to be used."
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			"label": "Alt",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": false,
			"deprecated": false,
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			"description": "A caption explaining the image."
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			"label": "Type",
			"description": "Religion in which the deity is worshipped",
			"example": "Hindu for Rama",
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			"required": true
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		"child": {},
		"nocat_wdimage": {}
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	"format": "{{_\n| _ = _\n}}"
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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]]
{{Infobox deity/color/doc}}

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