Kubera (कुबेर)

Kubera (कुबेर) is the lord of wealth and guardian of the northern direction in many Hindu traditions. Devotional and narrative traditions especially associate this figure with wealth, guardianship, treasures, prosperity and stewardship. Common iconography may include money pot, jewels, mace and compact royal form. Important related names include Kuber, Vaishravana. The exact stories, ritual customs and visual details can differ by text, region and lineage, so descriptions should distinguish widely shared tradition from local interpretation. For a Madhuma reference page, the strongest people-first angle is to explain who Kubera is, the major stories and symbols, how worship differs across India, important festivals or pilgrimage contexts, and respectful modern practice without presenting devotional belief as historical fact.