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Lakshmi

Hindu goddess of wealth, beauty, and good fortune, consort of Vishnu, and mother of the world; her festival is Diwali.

In temples Lakshmi is usually worshipped as the consort of Vishnu, where together they represent marital harmony, but many Hindus have an image of her at home. She is especially worshipped at Diwali when people hope to bring prosperity to their homes and businesses for the coming year. She is also worshipped as mother of the world.

Lakshmi has four arms and is depicted sitting on a lotus flower; her two upper hands hold lotuses as symbols of purity, and her two lower hands drop gold coins, symbolizing prosperity. Her lower hands may also be in the ‘boon-giving’ mudra (hand gesture). She may have elephants to either side showing her royalty.

Lakshmi may be incarnated as Rukmini, if Vishnu is Krishna; or Sita, if Vishnu is Rama.
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A surgical team of around 30 took away what amounted to Lakshmi Tatma's headless twin sister, who was joined to her at the pelvis and did not develop or separate properly in the womb.
New life for girl with eight limbs by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
A team of 30 surgeons began an extraordinary 40-hour bid to separate little Lakshmi from the unborn twin she absorbed in the womb.
40-hour op bid on eight limb girl by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Lakshmi has two bodies fused at the spine and sharing a circulation.
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