Sacred Facts Ā· At a Glance
- Gender
- male
- Vahana
- None
- Weapon
- Sacred Colours
- redsaffron
- Sacred Offerings
- flowers Ā· incense Ā· oil lamps
Primary Scriptures
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Kamala (Mahavidya)
KamalÄ is the tenth and final MahÄvidyÄ ā LakshmÄ« in her tantric aspect. She appears lotus-seated, bathed by elephants, holding lotuses ā iconographically identical to Gaja-Lakį¹£mÄ«, but here classed within the fierce-tantric MahÄvidyÄ framework as the wealth-aspect of the radical goddess-continuum.
The classification of KamalÄ (= Lakshmi) as a MahÄvidyÄ alongside the fierce forms is theologically radical: it asserts that the ten goddesses ā KÄlÄ«, TÄrÄ, į¹¢oįøaÅÄ«, BhuvaneÅvarÄ«, BhairavÄ«, ChinnamastÄ, DhÅ«mÄvatÄ«, BagalÄmukhÄ«, MÄtaį¹ gÄ«, KamalÄ ā are all the same ultimate goddess in different ritual moods. Wealth (KamalÄ) and destruction (KÄlÄ«) are of a single substance.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
- VÄhana
- None
- Offerings
- flowersincenseoil lamps
- Sacred colours
- redsaffron
š Principal Temples
- š pan-India, India, IndiaMahÄvidyÄ ā Tantric Lakshmi
š Festivals
- Annual mahotsavavaries by region
Sources & provenance
- šSupporting referenceOtherRegional gazetteer of India
