Laxmi statue from Kashmir 650-700 AD in British Museum

Bhagavatī (

Devanagari Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ...

: भगवती,

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: Bhagavatī), is a

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epithet of

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origin, used as an honorific title for female deities in

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. It is primarily used to address one of the

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, and

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. The male equivalent of Bhagavatī is Bhagavān.Sarah Caldwell (1998), Bhagavati, in Devi: Goddesses of India (Editors: John Stratton Hawley, Donna Marie Wulff), Motilal Banarsidass, , pages 195-198 The term is an equivalent of

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and Ishvari.

Bhagavati Temples

India

Bhagavati temples can also be found all over Mumbai, for example, * Bhagavati Devi Sansthan Deosari, Umarkhed, Yavatmal District,

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. * Bhagavati temple at

Ratnagiri Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; �ət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for ...

. * Bhagawati Temple at Reotipur, Uttar Pradesh. * Bhagawati Temple at

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Karnataka

Bagavathi temple Sasihitlu Mangalore. Famous temple in Karnataka on the bank of Arabian sea. Guliga is the main Daiva here. Bhagavathi temple in Ullal, Mangalore Attukal temple

Kerala

Shrines of these goddesses are referred to as ''Bhagavati Kshetram'' in Kerala. Some popular Bhagavati temples in

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are, # Attukal Temple # Kalluvettu Kuzhikkal Bhagavati Kshetram at Karaparamba, Calicut # Chakkulathukavu Temple #

Chottanikkara Temple The Chottanikkara (correction of ''Jyotiannakkara'') Devi Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu mother goddess Bhagavati, also seen as a form of Mahalakshmi.She is believed to be residing in Chottanikkara along with her husband Maha Vi ...

# Chettikulangara Devi Temple # Madayi Kavu # Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple # Paramekkavu Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur # Sankarankulangara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur # Olarikkara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur # Sree Kattukulangara Bagavathy Temple, Mampad,Palakkad # Meenkulathi Bagavathy Temple, Pallasena, Palakkad # Peroor Kavu Bhagavathi # Kadampuzha Devi Temple # Pisharikavu # Kavaserry Bhagavathi Temple # Mangottu Bhagavathi Temple # Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple in Kolachal, Kanyakumari district,

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# Lokanarkavu (Lokamalayar kavu) temple in Vatakara, Kozhikode District # Kalayamvelli temple, Kozhikode District # Uthralikkavu Bhagavati Temple, Thrissur District # Shree Sasihithulu Bhagavathee Temple, Haleyangadi, Karnataka # Kuttiyankavu temple, Minalur, Athani, Thrissur District # Thechikkotukavu temple, Peramangalam, Thrissur District # Thachanaathukaavu temple, Parlikad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District # Tiruvaanikkaavu bhagawati temple, Machaad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District # Tirumandaamkunnu temple, Angaadipuram, Perinthalmana, Malappuram # Kottuvally Kavu Bhagavathy temple, Koonammavu, Ernakulam # Sree Emur Bhagavathy Hemambika temple (http://www.sreeemoorbhagavathy.org/about.php), Kallekulangara, Palakkad

Goa

Many Bhagavati temples are found in Goa, where the deity is mainly worshiped in the form of Mahishasuramardini by the

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Daivadnya Brahmin The Daivadnyas, (also known as Daivadnya Brahmins or Daivadnya Sonars or Konkanastha Rathakara), are a Konkani Gold-smith community, who claim to have descended from Vishwakarma, Hindu architect god and part of larger Vishwakarma community ...

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communities. Bhagavati is also worshiped as one of the Panchayatana deity in most of the Goan temples. Shrines specially dedicated to Bhagavati are: *Bhagavati (Pernem) *Bhagavati Haldonknarin (Khandola, Goa) *Bhagavati Chimulakarin (Marcela, Goa) *Bhagavati (Parse, Goa) *Bhagavati (Mulgao, Goa) Chinnamasta,Saptari (2)

Nepal

* Shobha Bhagawati(शोभा भगवती मन्दिर),

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* Naxal Bhagawati Temple,

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Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple Chinnamasta Bhagawati also called Shakhada Bhagawati and Shakhadeswori (Nepali: छिन्नमस्ता भगवती) is a temple and Shakti Peethas in Eastern Nepal. It was established as a Siddha Peetha originally by Shaktisimhadeva ...

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Palanchok Bhagawati Temple Palanchowk Bhagwati Temple is 7 km north of the mountain of Panchkhal, 15 km of Dhulikhel on the Arniko Highway and, 42 km from Kathmandu , pushpin_map = Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal#Asia , coordinates = , subdi ...

Kavrepalanchok District Kavrepalanchok District ( ne, काभ्रेपलाञ्चोक जिल्ला; ) is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhulikhel as its district headquarters, covers an area of . It is a part of Bagmati Provinc ...

Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple Kalinchok Bhagwati Temple ( ne, कालिञ्चोक भगवती मन्दिर) is a Hindu shrine located in the eastern hilly region of Nepal, Kalinchowk Rural Municipality in Dolkha District. It is situated in Kalinchok Village ...

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* Bhagwati Bahal Temple (भगवती बाहल मन्दिर), Thamel,

Kathmandu , pushpin_map = Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal#Asia , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Bagmati Prov ...

* Bindhyabasini Temple,

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*Argha Bhagwati temple, Arghakhanchi District * Taleju, Hanumand Dhokha, Kathmandu * Taleju, Patan * Taleju, Bhaktapur * Bhadrakali * Palpa Bhagawati

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Karnataka

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Nepal

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