Brahmani


Brahmani or Brahmi, is one of the Sapta Matrika Goddesses called Matrikas. She is a form of Saraswati and is considered as the Shakti of the creator god Brahma in Hinduism.
She is an aspect of Adi Shakti, possessing the "Rajas Guna" and therefore is the source of Brahma's power.
તે વેદમાતા તરીકે પણ ઓળખાય છે બ્રહ્મણી માં હંસ ઉપર બિરાજમાન, કમળ જેવા નેત્રો વાળી અને ભક્તો માટે વાત્સલ્યમૂર્તિ રૂપ છે
ૐ બ્રહ્મણી માતાય નમ.

Iconography

She is depicted yellow in colour and with four heads. She may be depicted with four or six arms. Like Brahma, she holds a rosary or noose and kamandalu or lotus stalk or, bells, vedas and trident and is seated on a hamsa as her vahana. She is also shown seated on a lotus with the hamsa on her banner. She wears various ornaments and is distinguished by her basket-shaped crown called . She is shown riding a white swan, as here vahana.

Kuldevi

She is "Kuldevi" of Vankar, Prajapati, nagar brahmins and other communities of Rajasthan and Kutch like Dodiya Rajputs and KGK Community.

Brahmani temples in India

These include: