Gayatri
Goddess Gayatri, in
different texts, is variously spoken of as the consorts of any one of the
Trimurthis. She is popularly visualized as having five faces, ten arms, seated
on a lotus, and with the swan as her vahana.
Her five faces are
interpreted to represent the pancha pranas (five vital breaths), and, pancha
bhoothas (five elements). While one hand is in abhaya mudra (granting protection)
and the other in varada mudra (bestowing
gifts); the other eights hands are depicted as bearing weapons, as well as
lotus, rosary, vedic manuscripts, and jar of ambrosia.
Whatever the origin
story, the one disputable truth about Devi Gayatri is that she is synonymous
with the Gayatri Mantra – a 24-syllabled
mantra from the Rig Veda – that invokes
the Divine for the ultimate gift: self-realization.
Among the famous temples
of Goddess Gayatri is the Gayatri Temple in Rega, Andhra Pradesh.
Gayatri Temple in Rega, Andhra Pradesh
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