Group
The Eight Sakhīs
The chart marks eight principal as a ring of dots surrounding Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa at the lotus's center: Lalitā, Viśākhā, Citrā, Campakalatikā, Tuṅgavidyā, Indulekhā, Raṅgadevī, and Sudevī. Each is a distinct person with her own temperament, not an interchangeable member of a set — the tradition names and describes them individually, even while this chart groups them as one ring around the center.
Ring of eight dots immediately surrounding the central medallion
Rādhā's closest companions, and Kṛṣṇa's, arranged around the center of His own realm
Source: Gauḍīya Vraja tradition (individual attributes vary across later devotional texts) · Chart / explanatory traditionA close circle isn't made of interchangeable people. Each friend in it is close for their own particular reason.
Lalitā
Leader of the eight — devotion fierce enough to speak plainly, even to Kṛṣṇa himself.
Viśākhā
Rādhā's closest confidante among the eight sakhīs.
Citrā
Known among the eight sakhīs for her artistry.
Campakalatikā
Named for a fragrant flowering vine, among the eight principal sakhīs.
Tuṅgavidyā
Known among the eight sakhīs for being learned and articulate.
Indulekhā
Her name means "crescent of the moon," one of the eight principal sakhīs.
Raṅgadevī
Known among the eight sakhīs as the one who brings festivity.
Sudevī
Known among the eight sakhīs for quiet steadiness.