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Having five heads (Mukta, Vidruma, Hema, Neela, Dhavala) with the ten eyes looking in eight directions plus the earth and sky, and ten arms holding all the weapons of Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma.
 
Having five heads (Mukta, Vidruma, Hema, Neela, Dhavala) with the ten eyes looking in eight directions plus the earth and sky, and ten arms holding all the weapons of Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma.
Accompanied by a white swan, holding a book to portray knowledge in one hand and a cure in the other, as the Goddess of education.[citation needed]
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Accompanied by a white swan, holding a book to portray knowledge in one hand and a cure in the other, as the Goddess of education.
    
== Gayatri Mantra ==
 
== Gayatri Mantra ==
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Gayatri chandas is a vaidika chandas consisting of 24 letters. Gayatri mantra and many other vedic mantras are constructed in Gayatri chandas.
 
Gayatri chandas is a vaidika chandas consisting of 24 letters. Gayatri mantra and many other vedic mantras are constructed in Gayatri chandas.
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== Further reading[edit] ==
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== References ==
 
# Sacinandana Swami: The Gayatri Book., Vasati Verlag, 2005, <nowiki>ISBN 978-3-937238-05-0</nowiki>
 
# Sacinandana Swami: The Gayatri Book., Vasati Verlag, 2005, <nowiki>ISBN 978-3-937238-05-0</nowiki>
 
# "Gayatri Sahasranam", Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Devi Mandir (<nowiki>ISBN 1-877795-57-7</nowiki>)
 
# "Gayatri Sahasranam", Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Devi Mandir (<nowiki>ISBN 1-877795-57-7</nowiki>)
# Sadguru Sant Keshavadas (2006) [1978]. Gayatri: The Highest Meditation. Dehli: Motilal Bandarsidass Publishers PVT. LTD. pp. 148 pages. <nowiki>ISBN 81-208-0697-2</nowiki>. [1]
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# Sadguru Sant Keshavadas (2006) [1978]. Gayatri: The Highest Meditation. Dehli: Motilal Bandarsidass Publishers PVT. LTD. pp. 148 pages. <nowiki>ISBN 81-208-0697-2</nowiki>.
# Drake, Earl. 2015. Gayatri Rajapatni: The Woman Behind the Glory of Majapahit. Penang: Areca Books. <nowiki>ISBN 9789675719233</nowiki>
 

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