Amba
E359358
Amba is a Hindu goddess, widely revered in western India as a fierce yet protective mother deity often worshipped during Navratri.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu goddess
ⓘ
mother goddess ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Goddess Durga
ⓘ
surface form:
Durga
Goddess Gauri ⓘ
surface form:
Parvati
Shaktas ⓘ
surface form:
Shakti
|
| cultRegion |
Gujarat
ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ |
| deityType |
folk goddess
ⓘ
regional goddess ⓘ |
| epithet |
Amba
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Amba Mata
Jeen Mata ⓘ
surface form:
Ambe Maa
Bhudevi ⓘ
surface form:
Jagadamba
|
| festival |
Navaratri
ⓘ
surface form:
Navratri
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
fierce
ⓘ
protective ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | mother ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
destroyer of evil
ⓘ
protector of devotees ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine energy
ⓘ
maternal protection ⓘ victory of good over evil ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | western India ⓘ |
| worshipForm |
aniconic form
ⓘ
iconic form ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | mother deity ⓘ |
| worshippedDuring |
Navaratri
ⓘ
surface form:
Navratri
|
| worshipPractice |
dance rituals during Navratri
ⓘ
devotional singing (garba) ⓘ offerings of flowers and sweets ⓘ |
| worshipType | Shakta worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.