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Symbolism Of Lakshmi's Four Elephants

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Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of both material and spiritual wealth, light, beauty, and prosperity. She sits on a lotus in the water, represented by the blue and green color scheme of the shrine, symbolizes beauty, purity, and fertility. Her four hands show the key concepts of Hinduism: dharma, karma, artha, and moksha. The front hands represent activity in the physical world and the back hands represent activity in the spiritual world. Lakshmi’s four arms represent the four directions of north, south, east, and west, which symbolize her always being present in the world. The gold coins show the idea that those who worship her will gain wealth. The four elephants symbolize work, activity, and strength. Because rice is an essential part of Indian
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