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Uma
U is for Uma in #atozchallenge
The most powerful incarnation of energy in Hinduism is in the female deity – the goddess called by many names – If you understand the language of Sanskrit, then “Lalitha Sahasra nama” is the one which lists all her 1000 names…..just a simple sample of what kind of powerful goddess we are referring to here.
See the list of 1000 names in the alphabetical order with the English meanings here
1000-names-of-goddess – lalitha-sahasra-nama-with-meaning
Uma is one of her 1000 names. Being born in a Hindu family, I am completely captivated by the mythological stories of Sakthi, her different forms and the thousands of temples. Trying to cover her in this short post is crazy – but if you need to learn more, there are multiple great web pages all over the internet. Couple of them are here
