Savitri or Savithri may refer to:

In Hinduism

* Savitri, with all vowels short, a Roman-phonetic spelling of the Rigvedic solar deity

Savitr Savitṛ ( , nominative Grammatical number, singular: , also rendered as Savitur), in Vedic scriptures is an Ādityas, Aditya (i.e., an "offspring" of the Vedic primeval mother goddess Aditi). His name in Vedic Sanskrit connotes "impeller, ro ...

*Sāvitrī, a name of the ''

Gayatri Mantra The Gāyatrī Mantra (), also known as the Sāvitrī Mantra (), is a sacred mantra from the ''Ṛig Veda'' ( Mandala 3.62.10), dedicated to the Vedic deity Savitr. The mantra is attributed to the rajarshi Vishvamitra. The term Gāyatr ...

'' dedicated to Savitṛ *Savitri (goddess), the consort of Brahma, a form of

Saraswati Saraswati (, ), also spelled as Sarasvati, is one of the principal Devi, goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of knowledge, education, learning, arts, speech, poetry, music, purification, language and culture. Together with the godde ...

*Name of a manifestation of

Prakṛti Prakriti ( ) is "the original or natural form or condition of anything, original or primary substance". It is a key concept in Hinduism, formulated by the '' Samkhya'' school, where it does not refer merely to matter or nature, but includes all co ...

*Savitri, a Hindu character from the story of ''

Savitri and Satyavan ''Savitri and Satyavan'', also called ''Sāvitrī-Upākhyāna'' and ''Pativrata-mahatmya Parva'', is an episode from the Indian epic '' Mahabharata'', appearing in the ''Vana Parva'' (The Book of the Forest). It tells the story of Princess Savitr ...

'' in the epic Mahabharata

Others

* Savitri Vrata, a fasting occasion observed by Hindu married women * ''Savitri'' (opera), a 1916 opera by Gustav Holst *'' Szávitri'', a 1998 opera by Sándor Szokolay * ''Savitri'' (1933 film), a 1933 Telugu film * ''Savitri'' (1937 film), a Hindi film * ''Savithiri'' (1941 film), a Tamil film * ''Savithiri'' (1980 film) * ''Savitri'' (2016 film), a Telugu film *'' Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol'', an epic poem by Sri Aurobindo published in 1950 and 1951 *'' Savitri - Ek Prem Kahani'', a 2013 Indian television series

People

Savitri (actress) Nissankara Savitri (also known as Savitri Ganesan; 6 December 1934 – 26 December 1981) was an Indian actress and filmmaker who predominantly worked in Telugu and Tamil films. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actresses in ...

(1935–1981), Indian actress * Savitri Devi, born Maximiani Julia Portas, Greek-English-French proponent of Nazism who served as a spy for the Axis Powers in India * Savitri Hensman, London-based activist and writer * Savitri Jayasinghe (died 2024), banking executive from Sri Lanka *

Savitri Jindal Savitri Devi Jindal (born 20 March 1950) is an Indian businesswoman and politician. She is the chairperson emeritus of the O.P. Jindal Group. She is also the president of Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha. As of June 2024, the Jindal fa ...

, Indian businesswoman and politician

Other

Savitri River Savitri River is one of the five rivers which originate from Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra state in India. It originates at Savitri point near Mahabaleshwar and flows through the bankot village and directly goes to Arabian sea Raigad distri ...

, a river in India * ''Savitri'' (TV series) (2013), an Indian supernatural television series *

INS Savitri (P53) INS ''Savitri'' (P53) is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy The Indian Navy (IN) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Navy, maritime and Amphibious warfare, amphibious branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Sup ...

, an Indian warship

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