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Indian Goddesses - U
Uma
This "Lady of the Mountains" shows us how to balance our many
aspects. Beautiful and benignly powerful, she is also known as Parvati,
the consort of Shiva. As the Mother of Ganesh, Kartikeya, Saraswati and
Laxshmi, she encompasses their powers. Uma's image exudes a tranquil,
serene beauty, and provides a calming effect in those hectic moments we
all experience. In India, she is the personification of light and beauty,
also venerated under the name of Gauri. She is the Devi (goddess) allotted
to Shiva, and as such she can becomeDurgha or Parvati. The main center
of her cult is in Bengal. In Hindu myth, Uma is one of the appellations
of the goddess Parvati as "light" or "splendor," embodying
great beauty and divine wisdom
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Urjani
Hindu goddess of strength.
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Urvasi
The Hindu goddess of success in love affairs; an apsara, or heavenly nymph.
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Ushas
The goddess of the dawn in Hindu myth, and the breath of life in the Vedas.
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