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THE GODDESSES (Contd.)
001
KRISHNA
SRIYA
SAVITRI
LALITA
TRIK HAND
TOTALA
HEMAVANTI Four?
RAMBHA Four
Four
Four
Four
Hands
Four
Four
Four
Colour
Eyes Vehicle Objects in hands
Rosary, lute (vina), Protection pose, Jute and vase (RP) rosary, lotus and
boon-giving pose (RP)
Anjali, rosary, vase and anjali pose (RP)
Lotus, mirror, ? ? (RP)
Rosary, thunder- Rosary, book. Rosary, thunder süla, rosary, staf. bolt, goad and lotus and vase bolt, spear and fly-whisk (RP) vase (RP) (RP)
vase (RP)
SARASVATI
TRIPURA
BHU
MAHALAKSHMI
LAKSHMI
SRI
Two
Two, four or eight
Four
Four or eight
Two
Blue
Golden
Hands Colour Eyes Vehicle Objects in hands
Lotus seat Protection pose, goad, Lotus in both hands serpent-noose or noose (AB) and boon-giving pose (RP)
Maha!unga, mace, shield and bowl of leaves (MK)
Wheel conch, lotus and mace (AGP)
Misc.
Lotus seat šrifala fruit and lotus Bow.mace, noose, lule (AC)
(viņā), wheel, conch. wooden pestle and goad: sometimes a rosary
(AGP) Two lady attendants carrying fly-whisks. Elephants carrying water-pitchers to
bathe her (AC) |--Four-handed: 1- Four-handed :
boon-giving, pro- book, rosary, lute tection, lotus and and lotus (AGP) lotus. 4 elephants 11-Four-handed : book, bathing her with rosary, lute and pitchers (SR)
vase: standing (CC)
Variations
1-Two-handed: lotus |--Four-handed: 1- Four-hunded :
and boon-giving r osary, protection. Mahalunga, lotus. pose (MS)
dindima and lotus lotus and vessel of 11-Two hands folded (MS)
nectar (RM) in namaskāra pose. 11- Four-handed : 11--Four-handed: Holds left hand of vase, mace, shield lotus, bilwafala, Varaha (VID)
and srifala fruit (VIK) conch, vessel of
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