







The locals of Mount Diwata village in Monkayo, Compostela Valley, like to say that their community was named after diwatas — divine spirits that used to reign over the mountains.During ancient times, it is said, this place was full of wild animals and gold protected by the diwatas.People would go up to the mountains to worship these spirits.

































Symbols Representing Diwata. The Diwata's primary symbol is the lush and untamed beauty of the Philippines' forests and natural landscapes. They frequently link them with waterfalls, rivers, and ancient trees, where they act as guardians of these pristine environments. People offer flowers, especially the sampaguita, as a gesture of respect ...





Mariang Sinukuan is the diwata, or mountain goddess, associated with Mount Arayat in Pampanga, Philippines, and is a prominent example of the mountain-goddess motif in Philippine mythology, other examples being Maria Makiling of Los Baños and Maria Cacao of Cebu.. Sinukuan is associated with the unusual bounty of the …

























Deva is the Hindu term for deity; devatas (Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, Malay and Indonesian: dewata; Philippine languages: diwata), are a kind of smaller more focused devas. The term "devata" also means devas (deva in plural form or the gods). There are many kinds of devatas: vanadevatas (forest spirits, perhaps descendants of early nature …


