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Matrikas

Matrikas (Sanskrit: मातृका (singular), IAST: mātṛkā, lit. "mothers"), also called Mataras or Matri, are a group of mother goddesses in Hinduism. The Matrikas are often depicted in a group of seven, the Saptamatrika(s) (Seven Mothers). However, they are also depicted as a group of eight, the Ashtamatrika(s). They are associated with these gods as their…

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Origins and development

Iconography

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Worship

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Matrikas

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related to The Ashta-Matrikas as described in the Devi Mahatmya · 112
Matrikas → Adorned, Aindri, Aindrī, Akshamala, Ambika, Asithanga Bhairava, Bhairavi, Bhishana Bhairava, Blessing, Brahma, Brahmani, Brahmi, Brahmâṇī, Brāhmī, Central India, Chamunda, Chamundi, Chanda Bhairava, Chandi, Charchika
related to Tantric worship · 36
Matrikas → Bali, Banabhatta, Banabhatta's Kadambari, Bhasa's Cārudatta, Bihar, Chamunda, Dakinis, Deogarh, Devi Bhagavata Purana, Devi Gita, Gangadhar, Goddess Bhuvaneshvari, Guptas, Harshacharita, Hrīṃ, It, Kulacūḍāmaṇi, Matrika-nyasa, Mothers, Other
related to Yoginis · 35
Matrikas → Bhattacharyya, Bhedaghat, Brahmani, CE, Chamunda, Chandi, Durga, Each Matrika, Hirapur, In Sanskrit, India, Indrani, Kaumari, Madhya Pradesh, Mahalakshmi, Maheshvari, Matrikas's, Nishumbha, Odisha, Other Yoginis
related to Legends · 31
Matrikas → According, After, Brahma, Chandi, Devi, Devi Bhagavata Purana, Devi Mahatmya, Durga, In, Indra, Kurma Purana, Matsya Purana, Narasimha, Nishumbha, Parvati, Puranic, Saptamatrikas, Shaktis, Shiva, Shumbha
related to Origins and development · 31
Matrikas → According, Bhairavas, Bhattacharyya, By, CE, David Kinsley, Dilip Chakravati, He, Hinduism, In, Indus, Indus Valley, IX, Jagdish Narain Tiwari, Kartikeya, Kubera, Madhu Wangu, Mahabharata, Matrika, Mothers
related to Depictions · 28
Matrikas → Brahmani, But, Chamunda, Desha Bhattarika, Ganesha, In, Indrani, Jaunsar-Bawar, Kalhana, Kashmir, Kaumari, Mahabharata, Maheshvari, Matrika, Nepal, Parvati, Rajatarangini, Sanskrit, Shaivite, Shiva
related to In Nepal · 27
Matrikas → Ajimas, Ashta Bhairavas, Ashtamatrikas, Asthamatrikas, Bhairava, Buddhism, Dharanisamgrahas, Eight, Hinduism, In, In Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Legends, Like Vishnudharmottara Purana, Mary Sluser, Matrika, Mātṛkās, Nepali Buddhists, Newar, Not
related to In India · 23
Matrikas → According, Alambakkam, Baitarani River, But, CE, Here, In India, It, Jajpur, Leslie, Orr, Parvati, Saptakanyas, Saptamatrika, Saptamatrikas, Selliyamman, Shiva, South India, South Indian Shiva, Tamil Nadu
related to Script characters · 22
Matrikas → According, Aryan, Ashtamatrikas, Cha, Devanagari, First, Georg Bühler, Indic, Ka, Ksha, Matrika, Mothers, Pa, Sanskrit, Saptamatrikas, Sometimes, Ta, The, The Mothers, The Shaktas
related to Mahabharata · 21
Matrikas → Brahmi, Chamunda, Hindu, However, In, Indra, Indrani, Kartikeya, Kaumari, Later, Mahabharata, Maheshvari, Parvati, Saptamatrikas, Shaktis, Shiva, Skanda, The Mahabharata, Vaishnavi, Vana Parva

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goddesses also shiva devi purana century mothers seven described parvati group worship worshipped saptamatrikas god sanskrit like mahabharata yoginis matrika

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the Mahabharatainstance ofIconographyThe iconographical features of the Matrikas have been described in Hindu scriptures0.80text
Puranas such as the Varaha Puranainstance ofIconographyThe iconographical features of the Matrikas have been described in Hindu scriptures0.80text
Agni Puranainstance ofIconographyThe iconographical features of the Matrikas have been described in Hindu scriptures0.80text
Matsya Puranainstance ofIconographyThe iconographical features of the Matrikas have been described in Hindu scriptures0.80text
Vishnudharmottara Puranainstance ofIconographyThe iconographical features of the Matrikas have been described in Hindu scriptures0.80text
Devi Mahatmyainstance ofIconographyThe iconographical features of the Matrikas have been described in Hindu scriptures0.80text
Matrikasrelated to DepictionsThe0.60section
Matrikasrelated to DepictionsIn0.60section
Matrikasrelated to DepictionsMahabharata0.60section
Matrikasrelated to DepictionsThey0.60section
Matrikasrelated to DepictionsBut0.60section
Matrikasrelated to DepictionsThe Saptamatrikas0.60section

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