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Lakshmi
Goddess of Fortune, Wealth, & Prosperity
Member of Tridevi
Goddess of Wealth and Fortune
Raja Ravi Varma's Gaja Lakshmi
Other names Sri Devi, padmā, kamalā,Kamalakshi, Vishnupriyā
Affiliation Devi, Tridevi, Ashta Lakshmi, Mahalakshmi
Abode Vaikuntha
Mantra ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमो नम: ।

ॐ विष्णुप्रियायै नमो नम: । ॐ धनप्रदायै नमो नम : ।

ॐ विश्वजनन्यै नमो नम: ।
Symbols Lotus and gold
Mount Owl,Elephant and Garuda
Festivals Navratri, Diwali, Lakshmi Puja, Varalakshmi Vratam/Mahalakshmi Vrata
Personal information
Consort Vishnu
Siblings Alakshmi

Lakshmi is the goddess of money, wisdom and good luck in Hinduism. Most Hindus pray to her on Diwali, which is a festival in India.

Lakshmi has four arms, fair skin and sits on a lotus flower and is normally surrounded by elephants. She is covered in jewellery.

She also has several avatars (means a god coming to the earth in the form of a human being or in any other form). Her husband is the Hindu god Vishnu but her other avatars are usually married to Vishnu's avatars:

Related pages

  • Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions (ISBN: 81-208-0379-5) by David Kinsley
  • Lakshmi Puja and Thousand Names (ISBN: 1-887472-84-3) by Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Images for kids

  • Tanjore Paintings - Big temple 01

    A painting of Lakshmi on the inner walls of the Tanjore Big temple.

  • Lakshmi (Banteay Srei, Angkor) (6843511981)

    Gaja Lakshmi, Cambodia, ca. 944-968

  • North Torana, Sanchi 04

    Bas relief of GajaLakshmi at the Buddhist Sanchi Stupa, Stupa I, North gateway, Satavahana dynasty sculpture, 1st century CE.

  • Lord Krishna with his head on the lap of the Alvar saint, Andal

    Lord Vishnu with his head on the lap of the Goddess Andal

  • Relief sculpture of the Hindu god Narayana with his consort Lakshmi (Lakshminarayana) in the Hoysaleshwara temple at Halebidu

    Sculpture of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi at Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu

  • Sheshashayi - Laxminarayan by DHURANDHAR MV

    An early 20th-century painting depicting Vishnu resting on Ananta-Shesha, with Lakshmi massaging his feet.

  • Ashtalakshmi

    Ashtalakshmi - Eight forms of Lakshmi

  • Sagar Manthan

    A painting depicting Samudra Manthan, with Lakshmi emerging with the lotus in her hands.

  • Diwali in Sri Lanka Culture and Sights

    Diwali celebrations include puja (prayers) to Lakshmi and Ganesha. Lakshmi is of the Vaishnavism tradition, while Ganesha of the Shaivism tradition of Hinduism.

  • Goddess Lakshmi , Doddagaddavalli

    Lakshmi Devi idol in Sanctum of temple at Doddagaddavalli, in Hassan District, Karnataka India.

  • Kallur mahalakshmi

    Self emerged idol of goddess Lakshmi with Srinivasa in Kallur Mahalakshmi temple [Second Kolhapur]

  • Sulebhavi mahalakshmi temple

    Mahalaxmi temple Sulebhavi., Local form of goddess lakshmi

  • MET DP253395

    Greek-influenced statue of Gaja Lakshmi, holding lotus and cornucopia, flanked by two elephants and two lions. From Kashmir, 6th century CE.

  • Sravanbelagola Temple

    Gaja Lakshmi at Shravanabelagola Temple, Karnataka.

  • Jyoruriji Kissyoten Srii

    The Japanese Kishijoten is adapted from Lakshmi.

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