What is "lakshmi"

Hindu goddess of beauty, from Sanskrit lakshmi "mark, fortue, riches, beauty."

Lakshmi (Sanskrit:लक्ष्मी, , ) is the Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity (both material and spiritual). She is the wife and active energy of God Vishnu, who is Supreme God in Vaishnavism. Her four hands represent the four goals of human life considered important to the Hindu way of life – dharma, kāma, artha, and moksha. Representations of Lakshmi are also found in Jain monuments. In Buddhist sects of Tibet, Nepal, and southeast Asia, goddess Vasudhara mirrors the characteristics and attributes of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi with minor iconographic differences.

Lakshmi is also called Sri or Thirumagal because she is endowed with six auspicious and divine strength even to Vishnu. When Vishnu descended on the Earth as the avatars Rama and Krishna, Lakshmi descended as his respective consorts: Sita (Rama's wife) and Rukmini (Krishna's wife). In the ancient scriptures of India, all women are declared to be embodiments of Lakshmi. The marriage and relationship between Lakshmi and Vishnu as wife and husband, states Patricia Monaghan, is "the paradigm for rituals and ceremonies for the bride and groom in Hindu weddings."

Archaeological discoveries and ancient coins suggest the recognition and reverence for goddess Lakshmi in the Scytho-Parthian kingdom and throughout India by the 1st millennium BC. Lakshmi's iconography and statues have also been found in Hindu temples throughout southeast Asia, estimated to be from second half of 1st millennium AD.

In modern times, Lakshmi is worshiped as the goddess of wealth. She is also worshipped as the consort of Vishnu in many temples. The festivals of Diwali and Sharad Purnima (Kojagiri Purnima) are celebrated in her honour.

Lakshmi (A Powerful Man) is a Telugu movie produced by Nallamalupu Bujji on Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions on banner, directed by V.V. Vinayak. Starring Venkatesh, Nayantara, Charmme Kaur in the lead roles and music composed by Ramana Gogula. The film received mixed reviews from critics. The film recorded as Super Hit at box-office. The film dubbed into Malayalam as Lakshmi and Hindi as Meri Taaqat.

Lakshmi Narayan (born Yaragudipati Venkatalakshmi on 13 December 1952) is an Indian actress known for her work in Indian film industry. Starting to act at the age of 15, she made her silver screen debut as an actress with the Tamil film Jeevanamsam in 1968, in the same year she was starred in the Kannada film Goadalli CID 999 starring Dr. Rajkumar. In 1974, she starred in her first Malayalam film '' Chattakari '' which went on to become blockbuster throughout India.

She then went on to appear in a number of commercially successful films in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and various other languages. She has won one National Film Award for Best Actress, nine Filmfare Awards South, three Nandi Awards, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress, Karnataka State Award for Best Actress for the movie Hoovu-Hannu, the Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards and various other state awards. Lakshmi made her Bollywood debut in the year 1975, with the women-centric Julie, the remake of Malayalam film Chattakari. After appearing as a lead actress for more than a decade she switched over to character roles.

Lakshmi is the Goddess of wealth and beauty in Hinduism.

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Lakshmi(1962) is an Ollywood / Oriya film directed by Sharada Prasanna Nayak

Lakshmi is an Indian Kannada action film directed by Raghava Loki starring Shivarajkumar, Priyamani, Saloni Aswani and Komal Kumar. The film marks Shivarajkumar's 101st venture, and is produced by Bhaskar of Bharani Minerals. Gurukiran is scoring the music and K. S. Chandrashekar is the cinematographer. Stunts are by Thriller Manju.

Lakshmi is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by EK Thyagarajan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Jayabharathi and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan.

Lakshmi is a 1982 Bollywood, drama film produced by Raja & Desai on Roy Films banner, directed by B.S.Thapa. Starring Raj Babbar, Reena Roy, Ranjeet in the lead roles, Jeetendra has given special appearance and music composed by Usha Khanna.

Lakshmi is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language biographical social problem film, written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. The film deals with the harsh realities of human trafficking and child prostitution, which continue behind closed curtains in rural areas of India. It was earlier expected to release on 17 January 2014, but got delayed due to censorship issues.

The film Won Best Film - Mercedes Benz Audience Award, for Best Narrative at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on 13 January 2014. The film released on 21 March 2014. The film was screened official selection at Toronto Reel World, Washington DC, New York Indian and Melbourne Indian Film Festivals. It would open the 16th London Asian Film Festival in June 2014.

Lakshmi is a Tamil soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV from 24 July 2006 to 24 November 2006 at 8:30PM IST and 27 November 2006 to 8 June 2008 10:00PM IST for 483 episodes. It had been receiving the highest ratings of Tamil serials and received high praising from viewers.

The show starred Meena, Vijay Adhiraj, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Mohan Sharma, Chetan, Saakshi Siva and Devadarshini among others. It was produced by Home Media, director by Sundar. K. Vijayan and R. Balaji Madav.