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Dev Mogra (also Devmogra or Yaah Devmogi) is a figure in Adivasi mythology, a goddess for the Satpuda mountain people. It is mainly Totem (kuldevi) to a tribals living for centuries in the surrounding areas specially in Gujarat and Maharashtra. There is a temple to this goddess on a mountain near the city of Sagbara in the state of Gujarat, India.
Goddess Korravai, a form of the Hindu goddess Parvati and a revered deity in Tamil Hindu culture, is depicted in an awe-inspiring form atop the beheaded head and body of the killed fearsome buffalo-demon Mahishasura. This remarkable iconography, known as Korravai, originates from the remnants of a magnificent 10th-century CE Tamil Hindu temple.
Angala Devi, also known as Angalamman and Angala Paramesvari, is an aspect of the Hindu goddess Parvati, primarily worshipped in the villages of South India as a kaval deivam, a guardian deity. She is often additionally considered to be an aspect of one of the Matrikas .
The goddess is the central image of this mandala, which depicts scenes of dedication, ritual initiation, festive music, and dance associated with her worship. Its purpose is didactic (to teach). The mandala teaches the importance of worshipping Vasudhara primarily through the narrative of a non-believer whom she converted to belief.
Renuka, also known as Yellamma, is a Hindu mother goddess worshipped predominantly in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and the western state of Maharashtra. [3]
A beauty deity is a god or (usually) goddess associated with the concept of beauty. Classic examples in the Western culture are the Greek goddess Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart, Venus. The following is a list of beauty deities across different cultures. For some deities, beauty is only one of several aspects they represent, or a lesser one.
The Srikula (family of Sri) tradition focuses worship on Devi in the form of the goddess Lalita-Tripura Sundari.Rooted in first-millennium. Srikula became a force in South India no later than the seventh century, and is today the prevalent form of Shaktism practised in South Indian regions such as the Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Tamil areas of Sri Lanka.
The goddess is depicted yellow in colour with four heads and four(or six) arms. Like Brahma, she holds a japamala, a kamandalu (water pot), a lotus stalk, bells, vedas and the trident while she is seated on a hamsa (identified with a swan or goose) as her vahana (mount or vehicle). Sometimes, she is shown seated on a lotus with a swan on her ...