Karni Mata Lady of the Rats ALSO KNOWN AS: Karni Ma; Mother Karni ORIGIN: India Karni Mata, Rat Goddess and Great Mother, is a protective deity, venerated in India and worldwide although
Shiva The Howler ALSO KNOWN AS: Siva ORIGIN: India Shiva, Lord of Creation, Destruction and Death, destroys pain and sorrow. He is the lord of fertility and a great healer, described as the greatest of all physicians. Deity of the
Santoshi Ma Mother of Contentment ALSO KNOWN AS: Santoshi Mata; Santoshi Maa ORIGIN: India New spirits are forever being born. Santoshi Ma, now one of India’s most beloved goddesses, appeared sometime between
Sarasvati The Flowing One; The Flowering One ALSO KNOWN AS: Medha (“Wisdom”) ORIGIN: India In her earliest incarnations, Sarasvati was a river spirit with dominion over fertility, procreation, and purification. She retains
Savitri ALSO KNOWN AS: Sabitri ORIGIN: India A childless king prayed fervently to the goddess Savitri, Daughter of the Sun, who answered his prayers. In gratitude, the resulting baby girl was named
Janguli Janguli is an ancient snake goddess venerated by shamanic tribes in the region of Northern India and Nepal. Janguli, Mistress of Snakes, protects against snakebite and all poison. Too powerful to
Yama King of Hell; Keeper of the Dead ALSO KNOWN AS: Yom Phra Baan (Thai) ORIGIN: India Yama, Lord of Death, rules Hindu and Buddhist Hells. Yama lives with his minions in
Yami ALSO KNOWN AS: Yamini; Yamuna Yami, Yama’s twin sister, approached her brother with love, seeking marriage and children. He rejectedher, preferring to die childless, rather than commit incest. (Yami and Yama
Mrityu Lady of Death ORIGIN: India In one myth, Brahma is responsible for creating the world. Creation multiplied all by itself and Earth became terribly overcrowded. Contemplating Creation, Brahma scowled. Mrityu, dressed
Sitala The Cool One ALSO KNOWN AS: Sitlamata (literally “Mother Sitala”); Shitala ORIGIN: India Sitala was the youngest of her many spirit sisters, born considerably later, and so human beings paid little
Kamakhya ORIGIN: India Kamakhya is a Tantric goddess who presides over a famous shrine in Assam, northeastern India. The Kamakhya shrine is among the fifty-one Shakti Peethas: holy shrines located where the
Ashvins ORIGIN: India The Ashvins are the Vedic divine twins. These two brothers, Dasra (“Accomplishing Wonderful Deeds”) and Nasatya (“Helpful”) are described as leaders of Heaven. The Rig Veda says they preside
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