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Shakti
Shakti meaning force, power or energy is the Hindu concept or
personification of God's female aspect, sometimes referred to as 'The Divine
Mother'. Shakti represents the active, dynamic principles of feminine power.
In Shaktism, Shakti is worshiped as the Supreme Being. However, in other
Hindu traditions, Shakti embodies the active energy and power of male
deities (Purushas), such as Vishnu in Vaishnavism or Shiva in Shaivism.
Vishnu's shakti counterpart is called Lakshmi, with Parvati being the female
shakti of Shiva.
Mythology
In the Hindu scripture 'Devi Mahatmya', Mahamaya (Great Maya) is said to
cover Vishnu's eyes in Yoganidra (divine sleep) during cycles of existence
when all is resolved into one. By exhorting Mahamaya to release Her illusory
hold on Vishnu, Brahma is able to bring Vishnu to aid him in killing two
demons, Madhu and Kaitabh, who have manifested from Vishnu's sleeping form.
The Shakti goddess is also known as Amma (meaning 'mother') in south India,
especially in the states of Tamil Nadu,Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. There are
many temples devoted to various incarnations of the Shakti goddess in most
of the villages in South India. The rural people believe that Shakti is the
protector of the village, the punisher of evil people, the curer of
diseases, and the one who gives welfare to the village. They celebrate
Shakti Jataras with a lot of hue and great interest once a year. Some
examples of incarnations are Gangamma, Aarti, Kamakshamma, Kanakadurga,
Mahalakshmammma, Meeenakshamma, Poleramma and Perantalamma.
polarsmms is a protacat in alluru village bondari , she was called ' ALLURU
OLARAMMA ' sister's called kalugolamma. ankamma. mahalakshamma, gangamma ,
brother poturaju
Shakti Peeths
There are 51 important centres of Shakti worship located in the Indian
sub-continent, which are located in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh,
Tibet and even Pakistan. These are called Shakti Peethas.
Standard representation
The Adi Shakti has a Unicode representation of U+262C (☬) on the
Miscellaneous Symbols table.
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