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Devta

देवता
said dev-ta
also written: Devata,Dev
Meaning

A deity or god in the Hindu pantheon.

Literally: shining one, divine being

See it in the verse

Devta in Iqbal’s couplets

Patthar ki mooraton mein samjha hai tu Khuda hai
Khaak-e-watan ka mujh ko har zarra devta hai
You have imagined that God dwells within stone idols — for me, every single speck of my homeland's dust is itself a deity.
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Bhagwan

God or the divine Lord in Hindu usage.

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A Hindu temple, the house of worship of an image of a deity.

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