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[[File:Ficus religiosa Bo.jpg|right|thumb|Leaves of [[Ficus religiosa|Pipal]] tree, Devak for many [[Maratha clan]]s]]<br />
A '''devak''', in [[Maratha people]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] culture, is a family guardian or [[totem]] in the form of a physical object, such as a tree. Some sources define ''devak'' as being distinct from the more generic word ''totem''.<br />
The word Devak implies god.<br />
The devak plays an important role in [[Marathi language|Maratha]] marriages, as traditionally a man may not marry a woman whose paternal-lineage totem is the same as his own.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=vyUUAAAAYAAJ&dqs Census of India, 1901]''. Census Commissioner<br />
Printed at the Rajputana Mission Press, 1903. V. 1.</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Pole worship]]<br />
==References==<br />
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