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गायत्री
Goddess Gayatri
Mother of the Vedas
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Mantra
ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्
We meditate on the divine light of Savitr; may it illumine our minds.
Story & significance
Gayatri is the personification of the Gayatri mantra, the most sacred verse of the Rig Veda. With five faces representing the five elements, she is the radiance behind every sunrise prayer.
- Vahana (mount)
- Swan
- Consort
- Brahma
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Sacred temples
- Gayatri Shaktipeeth, Haridwar
- Gayatri Temple, Pushkar