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