Parvathi is Lord
Siva's consort & like Lord Siva, she is portrayed in her roudra & serene
aspects.In her serene aspect, she is depicted as Uma or Parvathi & is
usually seen along with Siva & also their children Lord Ganesha & Lord
Muruga. She is seen with only two hands, holding a blue lotus in her
right hand.
In her terrifying
aspects, the most commonly worshipped forms are Durga & Kali. These are
forms taken by the Goddess in an effort to destroy some form of evil &
hence even these forms need not invoke fear, for she is the mother who
has risen in anger only to destoy evil forces and provide eternal
happiness and peace to her children.
As Durga she is seen
with four - twenty hands. She has 3 eyes, the 3rd eye in her forehead.
She is adorned in bright red sari. In her hands she holds the discuss,
bow, trident, bow & arrow, sword, gadha, etc., Her vahana is the lion
and she is sometimes seen as standing on a lotus or on a buffalo's head.
As Kali (the Goddess
of Time) she presents the most terrifying aspect, usually seen in a
burial or war field. She is standing on a dead body with her hair let
loose and dishivelled. She wears a garland of skulls.
Goddess Parvathi is worshipped by
several other namas (names)
Maheswari -
Kaumari -
Varahi -
Vaishnavi -
Chamundi -
Durga -
Kali -
Bhuvaneswari -
Mathangi
Lalitha -
Annapurani -
Rajarajeswari.
Goddess Durga Roop
Goddess Mahakali
Goddess Tara
Goddess Tripura Sundari
Goddess Bhuvaneshwari
Goddess Chinnamasta
Goddess Tripura Bhairavi
Goddess Dhumavati
Goddess Baglamukhi
Goddess Matangi
Goddess Kamla
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