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Arundhati

अरुन्धती
Also known as: Arundhatī, Star Alcor, Wife of Vashishta

About

Star (Alcor in Ursa Major) personified as a goddess. Wife of sage Vashishta. Symbol of marital fidelity, virtue, and devotion. Invoked in Hindu wedding ceremonies, where the groom points to the Arundhati star. Represents the ideal of the devoted wife.

Attributes

FidelityVirtueMarriageConstancyDevotion

Symbols

StarUrsa MajorWedding lamp
Consort
Vashishta

Associated Mantras

Arundhati Darshanam mantra

Festivals

Wedding ceremonies

Scriptures

RamayanaPuranas

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India

Iconography

Depicted as a bright star. In anthropomorphic form, shown as a serene, virtuous woman alongside Vashishta.