Parvati

Parvati is the Shaiva goddess of devotion, marriage and the household, the consort of Shiva and mother of Ganesha and Kartikeya. She is shown as a gracious woman, often seated beside Shiva, and as Gauri she is golden or fair. The Lingaraja temple complex at Bhubaneswar holds a shrine of Parvati, and she is honoured in Odisha on Mahashivaratri and at Gouri worship. Sitalasasthi in Sambalpur celebrates the wedding of Shiva and Parvati.

Parvati means the daughter of the mountain. According to the Puranas, including the Shiva Purana and the Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa, she is the daughter of Himavan, the Himalaya, and Mena, and is the rebirth of Sati, who gave up her life after her father Daksha insulted Shiva. Reborn as Parvati...