Kamla may refer to:

Mythology

* In

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ...

, Kamla is another name of

Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, , ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of wealth, fortune, prosperity, beauty, fertility, sovereignty, and abundance. She along with Parvat ...

, consort of

Vishnu Vishnu (; , , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism, and the god of preservation ( ...

. The name is derived from word Kamal, another name of Vishnu, and also meaning lotus in

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

. Kamla is a common feminine given name, just as

Padma The Padma () is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the eastern and main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for to its confluence with the Meghna River, near the Bay of Bengal. The city of Rajshahi is situated on the bank ...

, Kumud and Kumudini, all synonyms for Lotus. Kamla also gives rise another common masculine given name, Kamla Kant another name of Vishnu. Also written as Kamala *

Kamalatmika In Hinduism, Kamalā () or Kamalātmikā, () also known as Kamalālayā () is considered to be the Tantric characterisation of the goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi. In Shaktism, she is represented as the Devi in the fullness of her graceful asp ...

also known as Kamala, one of the ten

Mahavidya The ''Mahavidya'' (, , lit. ''Great Wisdoms'') are a group of ten Hindu Tantric goddesses. The ten Mahavidyas are usually named in the following sequence: Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bag ...

s (Wisdom goddess) in Hinduism.

Places

* Kamla Nagar, neighbourhood of Delhi, in the North Delhi district of Delhi, India * Kamla Nehru College for Women, Jodhpur, girls college situated in Jodhpur city in Indian state of Rajasthan, India * Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology (KNIT), a prominent state government funded engineering college in Uttar Pradesh, India * Kamla (Kwakwaka'wakw village), an indigenous village in, British Columbia, Canada

Other

* Kamla (film), 1984 Hindi film * Kamla (game), 2024 Indian survival horror game * Kamla (name), given name and surname, includes a list of people with the name

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