Padmavati
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Padmāvatī may refer to:
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[edit] Mythology
- Alamelu, aka Padmāvatī, Hindu goddess and consort of Sri Venkateshwara of Tirupati
- Another name for the Hindu serpent goddess Manasa
- Padmavati (Jainism), Jain goddess
[edit] Given name
Padmāvatī is a common name among Hindu ladies, especially those hailing from South India.
- Rani Padmini, also known as Padmavati, the queen of Chittor and the wife of 14th century King Rawal Ratan Singh, celebrated in Padmavat
- Dr. S. I. Padmavati, Indian cardiologist, Padma Vibhushan
[edit] Fictional characters
- Padmāvatī, the name of an important character in Bhasa's immortal Swapna Vāsavadattam (one of 13 classical Sanskrit works rediscovered in the archives of an ancient Kerala temple in 1912 AD)
- Padmāvatī, the name of the heroine in the eponymous Bengali novel written by Alaol in the 17th century AD
[edit] Others
- Padmavat, a celebrated ballad written in the Awadhi dialect of Hindi by Malik Muhammad Jayasi, a 16th century Indian Sufi poet, about Rani Padmini
- Padmâvatî (opera), the title of an opera by French composer Albert Roussel
[edit] See also
- Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, a university in Tirupati named after the Hindu goddess
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