Dewi Sri
Dewi Sri or Shridevi (Javanese: ꦢꦺꦮꦶꦱꦿꦶ, Balinese: ᬤᬾᬯᬶᬲ᭄ᬭᬶ, Dewi Sri, Sundanese: ᮑᮄ ᮕᮧᮠᮎᮤ ᮞᮀᮠᮡᮀ ᮃᮞᮢᮤ, Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Asri) is the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese Hindu Goddess of rice and fertility, still widely worshiped on the islands of Java, Bali and Lombok, Indonesia. She is often associated or equated with the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, the shakti (consort) of Vishnu.
| Dewi Sri
ꦢꦺꦮꦶꦱꦿꦶ ᬤᬾᬯᬶᬲ᭄ᬭᬶ ᮑᮄ ᮕᮧᮠᮎᮤ ᮞᮀᮠᮡᮀ ᮃᮞᮢᮤ | |
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Goddess of rice | |
The depiction of Dewi Sri in 9th century Central Javanese bronze art, collection of Sonobudoyo Museum | |
| Affiliation | Phosop, Inari, Ceres |
| Abode | Paddy field |
| Symbol | Rice |
| Gender | Female |
| Region | Java, Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi |
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