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Chapter 3. Minor goddesses Datal divinities of Tantra. A fortnight compromises of sixteen days or tithi's which correspond to the sixteen digits of the moon. According to the theism expounded by the tantra- sastra, each of these tithi's has presiding female deities who are known by the term 'Tithi Nitya' The English translation of the term is 'Datal Divinities'. There are different groups of datal divinities according to different traditions and practice- methods. Two traditions have been identified on the basis of the popular belief practice as i) Saivaite and ii) Vaisnavaite i. Saivaite. In this system Siva and his related female principle known variously as Lalita, Durg膩, Tripurasundari, K膩l墨, Bhairavi etc... are the supreme deities to whom worship is offered. ii. Vaisnavaite. The system in which Vi峁ａ箛u and his related female principle known as 艢r墨 or Laksmi are the principal deities to whom worship is accorded. A careful survey of different works shows that, according to the Saivite tradition there are in all fifteen datal 206