Devī (/ˈdeɪvi/; Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is deva. Devi and deva mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence'...
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The Devi Bhagavata Purana (Sanskrit: देवी भागवतपुराणम्, devī bhāgavatapurāṇam), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam or simply Devi Bhagavatam, is one of...
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Phoolan Devi (Hindi: [pʰuː.lən d̪eː.ʋiː], 10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly known as the Bandit Queen, was an Indian dacoit (bandit) who became...
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Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mental calculator, astrologer, and writer, popularly known as the "Human Computer". Her...
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Devi Lal (born Devi Dayal; 25 September 1914 – 6 April 2001), also known as Chaudhary Devi Lal, was an Indian statesman and politician who served as 6th...
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The Devi Mahatmya or Devi Mahatmyam (Sanskrit: देवीमाहात्म्यम्, romanized: devīmāhātmyam, lit. 'Glory of the Goddess') is a Hindu philosophical text describing...
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Nirmala Devi (born Nazim, also known as Nirmala Arun (7 June 1927 – 15 June 1996), was an Indian actress in the 1940s and a Hindustani classical vocalist...
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Vaishno Devi (also known as Mata Rani, Trikuta, Ambe and Vaishnavi) is a manifestation of the Hindu mother goddess Lakshmi in some beliefs. Vaishno Devi is...
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Gayatri Devi (born Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar; 23 May 1919 − 29 July 2009) was the third Maharani consort of Jaipur from 1940 to 1949 through...
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Sheetal Devi (born 10 January 2007) is an Indian para-archer. She won a bronze medal in the mixed team compound event at the 2024 Paralympics, becoming...
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Vaishno Devi Temple, also known as the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple and Vaishno Devi Bhavan, is a Hindu temple located in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, dedicated...
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Durga (redirect from Devi Durga)
Vaishnavism. The most important texts of Shaktism, Devi Mahatmya and Devi Bhagavata Purana, revere Devi (the Goddess) as the primordial creator of the universe...
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Never Have I Ever (TV series) (redirect from Devi Vishwakumar)
and final season which released on June 8, 2023. The story centers around Devi Vishwakumar, a 15-year-old (at the start of the series) Indian-American Tamil...
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Kasar Devi is a village near Almora, Uttarakhand. It is known for the Kasar Devi temple, a Devi temple, dedicated to Kasar Devi, after whom the place...
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Kamala Devi (8 October 1933 – 29 November 2010) was an actress of Indian and British parentage, best known for her roles in the 1960s opposite her then-husband...
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Rabri Devi Yadav (also spelled as Raabri), (born 1 January 1955) is an Indian politician who formerly served 3 terms as the Chief Minister of Bihar, the...
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Look up Devi or devi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Devi is the Sanskrit word for goddess. Devi may also refer to: Devi d., a character in Johnny...
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Shanti Devi (11 December 1926 – 27 December 1987), known as Lugdi Devi (18 January 1902 – 4 October 1925) in her alleged past life, was an Indian woman...
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Annapurna Devi Yadav (born 2 February 1970) is an Indian politician who serving as 5th Minister of Women and Child Development since 2024. She is also...
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Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country. (Kangchenjunga is on the...
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you are in distress, just say to yourself 'I have a mother.'" Sri Sarada Devi (Bengali: সারদা দেবী; Sharodā Debi; 22 December 1853 – 20 July 1920), born...
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Vasundhara Devi (1917–1988) was an Indian actress, trained Bharathanatyam dancer and carnatic singer. The Indian actress Vyjayanthimala is her daughter...
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Bhumi (goddess) (redirect from Bhumi Devi)
Mahabharata mentions Bhumi as the daughter of the creator god Brahma. The Devi Bhagavata Purana states her to be born of out the remains of two rakshasas...
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Indra, Crown Princess of Nepal (redirect from Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi)
Indra Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah (25 July 1926 – 4 September 1950) was the consort and Crown Princess of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah, then Crown Prince of Nepal...
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Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar (Hindi: मंसा देवी मंदिर, हरिद्वार) is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi in the holy city of Haridwar in the Uttarakhand...
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Devi Prasad Shetty (born 8 May 1953) is an Indian cardiac surgeon who is the chairman and founder of Narayana Health, a chain of 24 medical centers in...
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Savitri Devi Mukherji (born Maximiani Julia Portas, French: [mak.si.mja.ni pɔʁ.tɑ]; 30 September 1905 – 22 October 1982) was a French-born Greek-Italian...
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Devi Adi Parashakti is a mythological television series based on the Hindu texts of the Shiva Purana, the Devi-Bhagavata Purana, the Markandeya Purana...
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