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Dhanalaxmi
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Alternative forms
en Dhanalakshmi
en Dhana Laxmi
Etymology
Cf. dhana and Laxmi.
Proper noun
en Hinduism A Hindu goddess, one of the eight forms of Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune and prosperity.
en 1980 T. Vedantam; J. K. Barthakur Census of India, 1971: Series 2: Andhra Pradesh India Office of the Registrar General 138 On the following day, the woman-folk worship Goddess Dhanalaxmi for prosperity.
2004,
Goddess Dhanalaxmi is propitiated on the Amavasya night in Hindu homes. Goddess Laxmi is said to have emerged from the ocean during the 'samudra manthan'. Her birth is celebrated with pujas, illuminations and crackers and festivity in every Hindu home.
en Hindu deities