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Lalita

ललिता
Also known as: Lalitā, Tripurā Sundarī, Rājarājeśvarī

About

The playful, supreme goddess of the Shri Vidya tradition. She is the ultimate reality, the consciousness that playfully creates, sustains, and dissolves the universe. Central deity of the Lalita Sahasranama.

Attributes

PlayfulnessSupreme consciousnessShri VidyaCreation

Symbols

Sri YantraSugarcane bowFlower arrowsNooseGoad
Consort
Kameshvara (Shiva)

Associated Mantras

Om Aim Hrīm Śrīm Lalitāyai Namaḥ
Lalitā Sahasranāma
Śrī Vidyā Mantra

Festivals

Lalita PanchamiNavaratri

Scriptures

Lalitā SahasranāmaTripurā UpanishadLalitā Tantra

Regions Worshipped

South India (Sringeri)Pan-India (Shri Vidya tradition)

Iconography

Red complexion, seated on a throne. Four arms: holds noose, goad, sugarcane bow, and flower arrows. Three eyes, serene smile. Seated with Kameshvara. Often represented as the Sri Yantra.