This article is about the Hindu goddess,a form of Adi Parashakti. For the Buddhist bodhisattva, see Tara (Buddhism). For Brihaspati's wife, see Tara (Hindu goddess).
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In the Shaivism and Shaktism tradition of Hinduism, the goddess Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, Tārā) is the second of the ten Mahavidyas. She is considered a form of Adishakti, the tantric manifestation of Parvati. Her three most famous forms are Ekajaṭā, Ugratara, and Nīlasarasvatī (also spelled Neelasaraswati, Neela Saraswati, or Neelsaraswati).[1] Her most famous centre of worship is the temple and the cremation ground of Tarapith in West Bengal, India.
^Shastri, Hirananda (1998). The Origin and Cult of Tara.