Tara (Mahavidya)

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Tara
Member of The Ten Mahavidyas
Tara in a form of Ugra-Tara (Violent Tara) in Newari style.
Devanagari	तारा
Sanskrit transliteration	Tārā
Affiliation	Parvati, Mahavidyas, Devi, Kali
Planet	Jupiter
Weapon	Khadaga, flaying knife, skull
Consort	Akṣobhya Bhairava, (Shiva)

In the Shaivism and Shaktism tradition of Hinduism, the goddess Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, Tārā) is the second of the ten Mahavidyas. She is considered a form of Adishakti, the tantric manifestation of Parvati. Her three most famous forms are Ekajaṭā, Ugratara, and Nīlasarasvatī (also spelled Neelasaraswati, Neela Saraswati, or Neelsaraswati).^[1] Her most famous centre of worship is the temple and the cremation ground of Tarapith in West Bengal, India.