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Grama Devata is a Telugu translation of "The Vicissitudes of the Goddess", a 2013 book by Sree Padma published by Oxford University Press, that explores the history of goddess traditions in India, with a focus on local Andhra Pradesh goddesses known as gramadevatas. The book traces how these local goddesses were incorporated and transformed into broader Brahmanical, Buddhist, and Jain traditions, examines the evolution of popular goddesses like Durga and Kali, and analyses how women become deified, often through sacrificial deaths.