sri lalita-tripurasundari enthroned left foot upon sri chakra, holding traditional symbols, sugarcane bow, flower arrows, noose , goad. the srikula (family of sri) tradition (sampradaya) focuses worship on devi in form of goddess lalita-tripura sundari, regarded great goddess (mahadevi). rooted in first-millennium uttarakhand, himachal pradesh , kashmir valley, srikula became force in south india no later seventh century, , today prevalent form of shaktism practiced in south indian regions such andhra pradesh, karnataka, kerala, tamil nadu , tamil areas of sri lanka. the srikula s best-known school srividya, 1 of shakta tantrism s influential , theologically sophisticated movements. central symbol, sri chakra, famous visual image in of hindu tantric tradition. literature , practice perhaps more systematic of other shakta sect. srividya largely views goddess benign [saumya] , beautiful [saundarya] (in contrast kalikula s focus on terrifying [ugra] , horrifying [ghora] goddess form...
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