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Dhumavati

धूमावती
Also known as: Vidhavā, Jyeṣṭhā, Alakṣmī

About

One of the ten Mahavidyas. Personification of smoke, sorrow, and the void. Represents the barren, the inauspicious, and the transformative power of dissolution. Associated with Nirriti.

Attributes

SmokeVoidDissolutionTransformation

Symbols

SmokeWinnowing basketBroomCrow
Consort
Shiva (as the widow aspect)
Vahana (Mount)
Crow

Associated Mantras

Om Dhūmāvatyai namaḥ
Dhumavati Kavacham

Scriptures

TantrasMahavidya texts

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India (Tantric traditions)

Iconography

Widowed form, pale complexion, disheveled hair, holding a winnowing basket. Often depicted as elderly, riding a crow.