Devi (disambiguation)
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Devi
is the Sanskrit word for goddess.
Devi may also refer to:
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Devi
Devī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...
is the Sanskrit word for goddess.
Devi may also refer to:
In characters:
- Devi d., a character in Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
- Devi (comics)Devi (comics)Devi is the fictional character created by Shekhar Kapur and Virgin Comics, as part of their debut Shakti line, which focuses on Indian settings. The character is loosely based upon the mythological figure, Durga.-Plot summary:...
, a character in Virgin Comics - Devi, Max Cohen's love interest in πPi (film)Pi, also titled ,WorldCat gives the title as [Pi] and provides a note which states, "Title is the mathematical symbol for Pi." . Amazon gives the title as Pi with no notation concerning the math symbol . is a 1998 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky...
In films:
- Devi (1960 film), a Bengali film by Satyajit Ray
- Devi (1970 film)Devi (1970 film)- Film poster :The film posters show different themes of the film as was often done with posters. The First shows the dutiful mother and wife caring for her child. The second shows the man smoking while leering at a dancing girl....
, a Hindi film by V. Madhusudhana Rao - Devi (1972 film)Devi (1972 film)Devi is a 1972 Malayalam film written and directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan based on a story by K. Surendran. It stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Madhu, Sankaradi, Adoor Bhasi, Paravoor Bharathan, Khadeeja, Sujatha, Philomina, Meenakumari and Ranichandra....
, a Malayalam film by K. S. Sethumadhavan - Devi (1999 film), a Telugu film by Kodi Ramakrishna, winner of a Nandi Award for Best Child ActorNandi Award for Best Child ActorThe Nandi Award for Best Child Actor winners:...
In places:
- Devi, NWFPDevi, NWFPDevi is a village in Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°20'30N 73°1'40E with an altitude of 964 metres ....
, a village in NWFP, Pakistan - Devi, PunjabDevi, PunjabDevi is a town and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Gujar Khan Tehsil in the Punjab province of Pakistan....
, a town in Punjab, Pakistan
People with the name
- Angela DeviAngela DeviAngela Devi , born Angela Shunali Dhingra , was an Indian American adult model...
, Foxes model - Mahasweta DeviMahasweta DeviMahasweta Devi is an Indian social activist and writer.- Biography :Mahasweta Devi was born in 1926 in Dhaka, to literary parents in a Hindu Brahmin family. Her father Manish Ghatak was a well known poet and novelist of the Kallol era, who used the pseudonym Jubanashwa...
, Indian writer - Phoolan DeviPhoolan DeviPhoolan Devi , popularly known as the "Bandit Queen", was an Indian dacoit and later a politician. After being gang-raped by some upper-caste members of her gang, Phoolan Devi turned a bandit, and killed 22 upper-caste villagers in 1981. Following this, she became notorious across India as a bandit...
, the Indian "Bandit Queen" - Shakuntala DeviShakuntala DeviShakuntala Devi is a calculating prodigy who was born on November 4, 1939 in Bangalore, India. Her father worked in a "Brahmin circus" as a trapeze and tightrope performer, and later as a lion tamer and a human cannonball. Her calculating gifts first demonstrated themselves while she was doing...
, calculating prodigy - Savitri Devi or Maximiani Portas, French writer
See also
- Devi MahatmyaDevi MahatmyaThe Devi Mahatmyam or Devi Mahatmya , or "Glory of the Goddess") is a Hindu text describing the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura. As part of the Markandeya Purana, it is one of the Puranas or secondary Hindu scriptures, and was composed in Sanskrit around c...
, an ancient Hindu text about the goddess - Devi inflection
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