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Shakti
Shakti
Hindu Deity Project
11/04/2018
What does Shakti mean?
- Shakti literally means power, ability, strength, might, effort, energy and capability.
What is it connected to?
What is Shakti connected to?
What is Shakti connected to?
- It is the maternal principle – the provider, abundance.
- Shiva and Shakti are manifestations of the all-in-one divine consciousness. They are shown as being one half of the same image; one side female and one side male. The left side is the Divine Mother, Shakti, the “feminine” energy, and the right side represents Shiva, the “masculine” consciousness.
Symbolism
Physical Characteristics
Symbolism
- Colorful
- Because they represent nature.
- Wears red to represnt passion.
- Has 1 or more sets of arms because of different origins and stories.
Accessories
Accessories
Partners
- The lion to travel and to use as a weapon.
Partners
How is Shakti worshiped?
- Worshipped as a supreme being.
- Sincere devotion and unconditional self-surrender.
- Give all your trust to her.
- More than 120 temples.
Worship
Shakti Peetha in India
Holidays
Holidays
- Navaratri Festival:
- 9 day holiday in celebration of the goddess Durga (one of the main forms of Shakti).
- Celebration of when Durga killed an evil demon.
- Starts: Ashvin Shukla Prathama
- Ends: Ashvin Shukla Navami
Shakti as an avatar of Vishnu
- Shakti is an avatr of Vishnu.
- Sahkti and ten other goddesses are an incarnation of Vishnu.
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Works Cited
- http://thegoddesshouse.blogspot.com.tr/2012/03/maya-goddess-of-illusion.html
- https://chopra.com/article/shakti-universal-force
- https://www.kalimandir.org/worship-of-shakti/
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