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ID: 901000894
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000894
Record Type: Character/Person

Lakshmi (Hindu deity)

Note: Hindu goddess of wealth and good fortune. The wife of Vishnu, she is said to have taken different forms in order to be with him in each of his incarnations.

Names:
Lakshmi (Hindu deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Shri Lakshmi (Hindu deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Lakṣmī (Hindu deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Shri (Hindu deity) (undetermined,U,N)
लक्ष्मी (Hindu deity) (Sanskrit,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Hindu iconography> (P)
........<Hindu characters> (P)
............Lakshmi (Hindu deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Abhiṣēka-Lakṣmī
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu narratives, Abhiṣēka-Lakṣmī (Hindu narrative)) [901002443]
consort/spouse of .... Vishnu
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Vishnu (Hindu deity)) [901000395]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Hinduism
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... wealth
.....(economic concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Lakshmi (Hindu deity)
................Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988)
................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Shri Lakshmi (Hindu deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Lakṣmī (Hindu deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Shri (Hindu deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
लक्ष्मी (Hindu deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Lakshmi," accessed 20 June 2017
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85074153
................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=180857&partId=1&searchText=Lakshmi&images=true&page=1
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78264

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