Vasudhara

Vasudhara
Vasudhara
 
[v-, Sanskrit], indische Fruchtbarkeitsgöttin; wird in der Mathurakunst seit der Kushanazeit mit Ährenbündel, Wasserkrügen und Fischen unter einem Ehrenschirm (Chattri) dargestellt, später als Shakti des Kubera.

Universal-Lexikon. 2012.

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