Lakshmi

Skt., laksmi

The goddess Lakshmi and/or Mahalakshmi ("Great Lakshmi") has been looked upon rather differently throughout time and throughout the various sects and schools in what is called Hinduism.

in the Rig Veda, she is the goddess of fortune
in the (much later) Atharva Veda, she is said to bring both fortune and misfortune
centuries later, in mainstream Indian religion, she is once more the widely worshipped goddess of fortune, happiness and surplus
her name occurs among the Navadurgas, making her a manifestation of Durga
as Mahalakshmi, she manifests as a virgin girl of age 13 in the Kumari Puja
Lakshmi is regarded as consort of the god Vishnu and his various incarnations: when he is Parashu-Rama, she is Dharani; when he is Krishna, she is Rukmini; when he is Rama, she is Sita.