Ashta Lakshmi, the eight forms of LakshmiModernSouth Indian
Sacred since
1991 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
consecrated 1996
Modern
History & significance
A temple at Ramakrishnapuram, Kothapet in Hyderabad enshrining Lakshmi in her eight aspects, from Adilakshmi to Varalakshmi. Raised under the auspices of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam after five years of work, it was consecrated in April 1996 and follows the plan of the Ashtalakshmi temple in Chennai.