Goddesses of India ~ V-Z

Vach
("speech") The Hindu goddess of speech and eloquence, and the mother of the Vedas. Later she was identified with Sarasvati.

Waghai Devi
A tiger goddess.

Yami
In the Vedic tradition, Yami is the mother of mankind. She is the daughter of the sun-god Surya and together with her twin brother Yama they form the first human pair. In Hinduism she is the mother goddess and daughter of Vivasvan. In Tibet, she is the goddess of death who rules of the female spirits of Naraka.

Yaparamma
A Goddess of commerce.

Yogini
In Hindu mythology, one of the eight female demons created by and attendant upon Durgha. Sometimes the yoginis are forms of that goddess, capable of being multiplied to as many as ten million.

Yoni
The origin or primal source of all being. It is represented by a triangle with its apex pointing downward, signifying female sexual organs, particularly the vulva, which in turn symbolizes the mystery of the cosmos. This symbol, by itself of conjoined with the ling, is venerated by the Shaktas (the worshippers of Shakti). Yoni can be literally translated as "womb, origin, source."

Zumiang Nui
Tribal Creator goddess of the Dhammai. She is the Mother of the earth and the sky. "At first there was neither earth nor sky, Shuzanghu and his wife Zumiang-Nui lived alone...In due time Zumiang-Nui gave birth to a baby-girl, Subbu-Khai-Thung, who is the Earth and to a baby-boy, Jongsuli-Young-Jongbu, who is the Sky. " (in Elwin 1958, p. 13)