Wednesday, 15 December 2010

Parvati

Parvati is a Hindu goddess. She is considered as the Divine Mother. Parvati is the second wife of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. When Parvati appears with Shiva, she has two arms, but when she is alone, she is shown having four arms, mounted on a tiger or a lion. Parvati’s animal vehicle or parvana, is usually considered to be a lion nowadays, but was probably originally one of the mountain lions from the Himalayas. Parvati is the mother of Ganesha and Skanda. Parvati being born the daughter of Himavan, lord of the mountains and the personification of the Himalayas. Other names which associate her with mountains are Shailaja (it means Daughter of the mountains), Girirajaputri (it means Daughter of king of the mountains).She is also known by 108 names like Shakti.
Shakti Peethas, Chottanikkara Temple( Cochin, Kerala), Attukal Temple(Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala), Meenakshi temple(Madurai Tamil Nadu) are some of most famous temples where Parvati is venerated.

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