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  2. List of Hindu deities - Wikipedia

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    The regional goddesses venerated in Hinduism are generally syncretised with Parvati, Lakshmi, or Adi Parashakti. Some of the major goddesses revered in modern Hinduism include: Yogamaya or Vindhyavasini, the embodiment of Vishnu's divine energy; Shakambhari, a goddess of vegetation; Sati, the first consort of Shiva and previous birth of Parvati.

  3. Devi - Wikipedia

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    Some goddesses, however, play an independent role in Hindu pantheon, and are revered as Supreme without any male god(s) present or with males in subordinate position. [77] Mahadevi, as mother goddess, is an example of the later, where she subsumes all goddesses, becomes the ultimate goddess, and is sometimes just called Devi.

  4. List of knowledge deities - Wikipedia

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    Thoth, originally a moon deity, later became the god of knowledge and wisdom and the scribe of the gods; Sia, the deification of wisdom; Isis, goddess of wisdom, magic and kingship. She was said to be "more clever than a million gods". Seshat, goddess of wisdom, knowledge, and writing. Scribe of the gods.

  5. Lakshmi - Wikipedia

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    Lakshmi is depicted in Indian art as an elegantly dressed, prosperity-showering golden-coloured woman standing or sitting in the padmasana position upon a lotus throne, while holding a lotus in her hand, symbolising fortune, self-knowledge, and spiritual liberation.

  6. Mahadevi - Wikipedia

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    Shaktas conceive the Goddess as the supreme, ultimate, eternal reality of all existence, or same as the Brahman concept of Hinduism. She is considered to be simultaneously the source of all creation, its embodiment and the energy that animates and governs it, and that into which everything will ultimately dissolve.

  7. Annapurna (goddess) - Wikipedia

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    Worship and offering of food are highly praised in Hinduism, and therefore, the goddess Annapurna is regarded as a popular deity. She is a manifestation of the goddess Parvati , the paredra of Shiva , [ 2 ] and is eulogized in the Annada Mangal , a narrative poem in Bengali by Bharatchandra Ray .

  8. Tara (Mahavidya) - Wikipedia

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    She has a terrifying laugh and is fearsome. The goddess Tīkṣṇakāntā, who is also considered a form of Tara in the Kalika Purana, has similar iconography with dark-complexion and a single braid (ekajaṭā), and is also pot-bellied. [5] Hindu goddess Kali and Tara are similar in appearance. They both are described as standing upon a ...

  9. Ambika (goddess) - Wikipedia

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    The Navadurga, the nine forms of the goddess Durga. The Matrikas, a group of seven mother-goddesses. Meenakshi, a regional form of Parvati. Kamakshi, goddess of love and devotion. Akilandeswari, found in coastal regions of India, is a goddess associated with water. [3] Annapurna, the goddess of nourishment and form of Parvati.