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- proper noun Alternative spelling of
Parvati .
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His consort, the Goddess Parvathi, was the Mother-supreme in our minds -- Ammavaru, we called her in Telugu.
Vamsee Juluri: Lord Shiva And The Economist: A New Low For Journalism Vamsee Juluri 2011
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These stories have been the template for our lives, helping us see Krishna in our children or Shiva and Parvathi in our parents.
Vamsee Juluri: Mythology, Media and the Future of Hinduism 2010
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He also gets into the synesthetic foundation of metaphor (and of artistic and mathematical genius), the neurological basis of caricature and hyper-reality (and why Parvathi [and Jessica Rabbit] is sexy) **, and talks a little bit about dichotomy and concreteness.
a banjo sounds good to me earthgoat 2007
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Thereupon Nandi fell at the feet of Parvathi and pleaded for forgiveness.
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In one puranic story, it is stated that once Siva and Parvathi were playing a game of dice.
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Siva and Parvathi agreed to have Nandi the divine bull as the umpire.
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It is stated that Parvathi was indignant over Nandis partiality for Siva and cursed him that he should die from an incurable disease.
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Parvathi forgave Nandi and taught him the means to atone for his lapse.
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His health improved and by the grace of Parvathi he was redeemed.
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Inside the Amarnath Cave lies the ice Shiva Linga (along with two other ice formations representing Ganesh and Parvathi) a natural formation of an ice stalagmite in the form of lingam.
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