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Pratyangira

Pratyangira

Pratyangira (Sanskrit: प्रत्यङ्गिरा, IAST: Pratyaṅgirā), also called Narasimhini, Atharvana Bhadrakali, and Nikumbhila, is a Hindu goddess. She is described to be the shakti (female energy) of the deity Narasimha. She is one of the Matrikas, a group of seven mother goddesses especially venerated in the Shakta and Tantra traditions.