Often confused with Lakshmi in Hinduism, Kamala, or Kamalatmika, the lotus Goddess, is one among the ten Mahavidyas or Tantric Goddess that form a part of the Shakta pantheon. She is also known as Kamalalaya or the one who dwells in lotuses. She is considered to be the Tantric characterization of the goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi. In Shaktism, she is represented as the Devi in the fullness of her graceful aspect. She is believed to be the tenth and...