Goddess Tara

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Goddess Tara is a revered Hindu tantric deity, especially worshipped in the Shakta tradition as a fierce yet compassionate form of the Divine Mother associated with protection, guidance, and liberation.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Goddess Tara canonical 4
Hindu goddess Tara 1
Mahavidya Tara 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu goddess ⓘ
Shakta goddess ⓘ
tantric deity ⓘ
associatedWith Shakta tantra ⓘ
linked to: Shakta Tantras

crossing over dangers ⓘ
guidance ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ
liberation ⓘ
protection ⓘ
removal of fear ⓘ
sound ⓘ
speech ⓘ
tantra ⓘ
belongsTo Devi tradition ⓘ
Mahavidya group ⓘ
linked to: Mahavidyas
cultCenter Tarapith ⓘ
Ugra Tara Devalaya in Guwahati ⓘ
epithet Neela Saraswati ⓘ
Tara Ma ⓘ
Ugra Tara ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasAspect compassionate ⓘ
fierce ⓘ
isA compassionate goddess ⓘ
fierce goddess ⓘ
form of the Divine Mother ⓘ
isOneOf Dasa Mahavidya ⓘ
linked to: Mahavidyas
relatedTo Goddess Durga ⓘ
Goddess Kali ⓘ
Goddess Saraswati ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
role bestower of moksha ⓘ
guide through difficulties ⓘ
protector of devotees ⓘ
symbolizes compassion in action ⓘ
deliverance ⓘ
divine protection ⓘ
tradition Shaktism ⓘ
veneratedAs protector in perilous situations ⓘ
savior from worldly ocean ⓘ
worshippedAs Divine Mother ⓘ
linked to: Adi Parashakti

fierce aspect of Shakti ⓘ
worshippedBy Shakta practitioners ⓘ
tantric practitioners ⓘ
worshippedIn Assam ⓘ
Bengal region ⓘ
linked to: Bengal

India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Tarapith → hasDeity → Goddess Tara ⓘ
Tarapith → associatedWith → Mahavidya Tara ⓘ
linked to: Goddess Tara
Tara → associatedWith → Hindu goddess Tara ⓘ
linked to: Goddess Tara
Tara Tarini Temple → dedicatedTo → Goddess Tara ⓘ
Sadhak Bamakhepa → veneratedDeity → Goddess Tara ⓘ
Tarapith Tara Temple → dedicatedTo → Goddess Tara ⓘ