
Santoshi Mata
A relatively modern goddess of satisfaction and contentment.

A relatively modern goddess of satisfaction and contentment.

The goddess of clouds and wife of Surya, mother of Yama and Yami.

Goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom, and learning.

The first consort of Shiva who immolated herself, leading to the formation of Shakti Peethas.

Systematized by Meykandar (13th century CE) in Tamil Nadu, Shaiva Siddhānta posits three eternal entities: God (Pati/Shiva), souls (pashu), and bonds (pasha). It teaches that souls must remove the bonds of ignorance through Shiva's grace to achieve liberation (mukti).

The primordial cosmic energy, divine feminine creative power.