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The Ashtalakshmi Stotra was composed and published in the early 1970s in Chennai by U.V. Srinivasa Varadachariyar, a theologian of the Sri Vaishnava tradition. The hymn was popularised through its distribution via audiocassettes in the 1980s. Devotees regard each of the Ashta Lakshmi to represent an attribute of Lakshmi, gaining the favour of ...
In some Ashta Lakshmi lists, other forms of Lakshmi are included: Aishvarya Lakshmi (Auspicious Lakshmi): The goddess who bestows auspices, [3] and the only form of Lakshmi who mounts a horse. She generally replaces Vidya Lakshmi from the Ashta Lakshmi list. Saubhagya Lakshmi (Fortune Lakshmi): The manifestation who furnishes good fortune. [7]
Mount. Buffalo. Consort. Vishnu as Varaha. Varahi ( Sanskrit: वाराही, IAST: Vārāhī) [ note 1] is one of the Matrikas, a group of seven mother goddesses in the Hindu religion. Bearing the head of a sow, Varahi is the shakti (feminine energy) of Varaha, the boar avatar of the god Vishnu. In Nepal, she is called Barahi.
Lakshmi Puja ( Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी पूजा, romanized : Lakṣmī Pūjā) is a Hindu occasion for the veneration of Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and the supreme goddess of Vaishnavism. [ 1] The occasion is celebrated on the amavasya (new moon day) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar month of Ashwayuja (according to the ...
A permanent account number (PAN) is a ten-character alphanumeric identifier Foundational ID, issued in the form of a laminated "PAN card", by the Indian Income Tax Department, to any person who applies for it or to whom the department allots the number without an application.
Lakshmi lustrated by elephants, Uttar Pradesh, Kausambi, 1st century BCE. Bas relief of GajaLakshmi at the Buddhist Sanchi Stupa, Stupa I, North gateway, Satavahana dynasty sculpture, 1st century CE. [45] Lakshmi is a member of the Tridevi, the triad of great goddesses. She represents the Rajas guna, and the Iccha-shakti.
The Jagannath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Jagannath, a form of Vishnu in Hinduism. It is located in Puri in the state of Odisha, situated on the eastern coast of India. As per temple records, King Indradyumna of Avanti built the main temple of Jagannath at Puri. [ 2] The present temple was rebuilt from the tenth century ...
Lakshmi Purana. The Lakshmi Purana is an Odia text written in the 15th century by Balarama Dasa, a major poet of Odia literature. [1] Despite its name, it is not one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism, [2] having been written in the medieval era as a piece of regional literature that discusses gender and social norms.