By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Lakshmi is the Goddess of Wealth. One of her many names is, Chanchala, the restless and whimsical one, who does not like to…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist
Lakshmi is the Goddess of Wealth. One of her many names is, Chanchala, the restless and whimsical one, who does not like to stay in one place. She loves to move around and so people are advised not to keep images of her in the house where she is shown standing; she may feel unwelcome and she may leave. So in traditional images she is always shown seated comfortably on a lotus.
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