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  2. Lakshmi - Wikipedia

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    Goddess Lakshmi is Simhavahini (mount as lion) on most of the coins during their rule. [51] Coins during the rule of Prakashadiya, a Gupta ruler, contain the Garudadhvaja on the obverse and Lakshmi on the reverse. [50] The Gupta period sculpture only used to associate lions with Lakshmi, but was later attributed to Durga or a combined form of ...

  3. Lakshmi Puja - Wikipedia

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    Lakshmi Puja or Lokkhi Pujo (Devnagari: लक्ष्मी पूजा, Bengali: লক্ষ্মী পূজা, Odia: ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ପୂଜା, Romanised: Lakṣmī Pūjā/ Loķhī Pūjō) is a Hindu occasion for the veneration of Lakshmi, the Goddess of Prosperity and the Supreme Goddess of Vaishnavism. [1]

  4. Ashta Lakshmi - Wikipedia

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    "Octet of Lakshmi") or Ashtalakshmi, is a group of the eight manifestations of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of prosperity. She presides over eight sources of wealth: spirituality, material wealth, agriculture, royalty, knowledge, courage, progeny, and victory. [1] [2] The Ashta Lakshmi are always depicted and worshipped as an octet in temples. [3]

  5. Diwali: A celebration of the goddess Lakshmi, and her ... - AOL

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    Shri is the earliest name given to the goddess Lakshmi in Hindu texts. The word originally meant splendor and refers to all that is auspicious. Diwali: A celebration of the goddess Lakshmi, and ...

  6. Varalakshmi Vratam - Wikipedia

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    The next day, the Lakshmi puja is performed. Cooked rice, chickpeas, fruit, and betel leaves are offered to all the women who had participated. The face of the goddess is turned towards the west, and the kalasham with its contents placed inside a drum of rice, symbolically keeping the goddess safely inside the house until the next occasion. [9]

  7. Lakshmi Narayana - Wikipedia

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    The goddess Lakshmi incarnates on earth with her beloved consort, following Narayana's wishes, and mode of incarnation. When Vishnu descended upon the world as Parashurama, the goddess incarnated herself as Dharani; when he was born as Rama, Lakshmi appeared as Sita; and when he was Krishna, she appeared as Radha and Rukmini.

  8. Gajalakshmi - Wikipedia

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    In typical representations of Gaja Lakshmi, the elephants are shown showering the goddess with water from their trunks or from pots. This act of pouring water is emblematic of the nurturing rains that are vital for agricultural prosperity and the sustenance of life. The elephants in this imagery possess significant symbolic meaning. [1]

  9. Tridevi - Wikipedia

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    Lakshmi is the goddess of fortune, wealth, fertility, auspiciousness, light, and material and spiritual fulfillment, as well as the consort of Vishnu, the maintainer or preserver. [5] However, Lakshmi does not signify mere material wealth, but also abstract prosperity, such as glory, magnificence, joy, exaltation, and greatness, and spiritual ...