Shailaputri
Sign in to saveShailaputri (Sanskrit: शैलपुत्री, IAST: Śailaputrī) is a form of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi, venerated as Parvati, daughter of the mountain king Himavat. She is the first of the Navadurga, and is worshipped on the first day of Navaratri.
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- Hindu
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- Shailaputri Sanghasri 2010 Arnab Dutta.JPG
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- Shailaputri
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- Shailaputri
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- Avatar of Durga and Parvati
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- Himavat
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- Menavati
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- Daughter of the Mountain
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- Mount Kailash
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- Oṃ Devī Śailaputryai Namaḥ
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- Trident and Cattle-stick
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- Bull
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- Mercury
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- Shiva
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- Navadurga
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Shailaputri (Sanskrit: शैलपुत्री, IAST: Śailaputrī) is a form of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi, venerated as Parvati, daughter of the mountain king Himavat. She is the first of the Navadurga, and is worshipped on the first day of Navaratri.
==Iconography== Goddess Shailaputri (Parvati) is depicted with two hands and has a crescent moon on her forehead. She holds a trident in her right hand and a lotus flower in the left. She rides on the mount Nandi, the bull.
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