She seeks blessings of the family deity and all elders present there.

He is the most popular family deity in Maharashtra.

They built the Madhukesvara temple which is considered their family deity.

Khatushyam is the family deity of a large number of families.

He is preferred as the family deity by many.

The couple thus begin their newly married life by taking blessings from elders and family deity.

Many families even have a custom of inviting the family deity first for all occasion in the family.

The present Ayyappa temple, for the family deity, was also built.

He is worshiped as a family deity in most Shaivite families.

At the time of marriage the first invitation is presented to the family deity.