Annapurna

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Annapurna is a revered Hindu goddess of food and nourishment, worshipped as a benevolent provider who ensures that devotees never lack sustenance.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Annapurna canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu goddess ⓘ
goddess of food ⓘ
goddess of nourishment ⓘ
associatedWith abundance ⓘ
food ⓘ
grain ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
kitchen ⓘ
nourishment ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ
consortOf Shiva ⓘ
deityType aspect of the Divine Mother ⓘ
etymologyFrom Sanskrit ⓘ
festival Annakut ⓘ
formOf Parvati ⓘ
linked to: Kamakshi
gender female ⓘ
iconographyAttribute bowl of grain ⓘ
four arms ⓘ
ladle ⓘ
pot of food ⓘ
seated on a throne ⓘ
majorTempleLocation Varanasi ⓘ
majorTempleName Shri Annapurna Devi Mandir ⓘ
memberOf Devi ⓘ
nameMeaning full of food ⓘ
giver of food ⓘ
otherName Annapoorna ⓘ
Annapoorni ⓘ
linked to: Annapoorna

Annapurneshwari ⓘ
regionOfProminentWorship North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India

South India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
role bestower of nourishment ⓘ
ensures devotees do not lack food ⓘ
feeds the hungry ⓘ
removes scarcity of food ⓘ
scripturalMention Annapurna Upanishad ⓘ
Skanda Purana ⓘ
symbolizes compassion ⓘ
fulfillment of basic needs ⓘ
generosity ⓘ
material nourishment ⓘ
spiritual nourishment ⓘ
worshipContext annadanam rituals ⓘ
food distribution ⓘ
household kitchens ⓘ
worshippedAs benevolent mother ⓘ
goddess who ensures sustenance ⓘ
provider of food ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parashurama → spouse → Annapurna ⓘ
Mangalkavya → associatedWithDeity → Annapurna ⓘ
Adi Parashakti → worshippedAs → Annapurna ⓘ
Annadamangal → primaryDeity → Annapurna ⓘ
Anupama → featuresCharacter → Annapurna ⓘ