Religions and Deities
- Tara (Buddhism), is a tantric meditation deity in Tibetan Buddhism, actually the generic name for a set of similar bodhisattvas
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- Tara (Devi), a Mahavidya of Mahadevi, Kali or Parvati
- In Indian Hinduism, the star goddess Tara is a manifestation of the queen of time, Kali
- Another name for Taraka, the second wife of Brihaspati
- Tara (Ramayana), the wife of the monkey king Vali, who married Vali's brother and successor, Sugriva, after Vali's death
- Tara, the mother goddess in the Druidic religion
- Tara, a sea goddess in Polynesian mythology
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