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Lakshmi: see Hinduism Hinduism (hin`d ..... Click the link for more information. . Lakshmior LaksmiHindu and Jain goddess of wealth and good fortune. The consort of Vishnu, she is said to have taken different forms to be with him in each of his incarnations. She is a principal object of worship during Divali, when her presence is sought in homes, temples, and businesses for the whole of the year to come. |
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``The story is that Lakshmi came into the world on this day and that is why we pray to this goddess. But Uncle Husband turns out to be just a middleman shepherding Lakshmi to Happiness House, where the colorful dresses, jewelry, and makeup worn by the girls there lead her to wonder if "Happiness House is where the movie stars live. The other two--Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit of India, who presided over the eighth session in 1953, and Angie Elisabeth Brooks of Liberia, over the twenty-fourth session in 1969--each had to chair during uncertain times for the United Nations. |
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