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Arundhati

अरुन्धती
Also known as: Alcor star

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.

Attributes

FidelityVirtueMarriageConstancy

Symbols

StarUrsa Major
Consort
Vashishta

Associated Mantras

Arundhati Darshanam mantra

Scriptures

RamayanaPuranas

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India

Iconography

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