Parvati (The benevolent aspect of the goddess Shakti

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• Parvati — Hdeity infobox| Caption = Parvati feeding baby Ganesha. Watercolor on paper (ca. 1820) Name = Parvati Devanagari = पार्वती Sanskrit Transliteration = Pārvatī Pali Transliteration = Tamil script = Script name = Script = Affiliation = Devi, Shakti… …   Wikipedia

• Parvati — /pahr veuh tee/, n. Hinduism. the wife of Shiva and the benevolent form of the Mother Goddess. Cf. Kali. * * * Wife of the Hindu god Shiva. Parvati is the benevolent aspect of Shakti, the Hindu supreme goddess (see Shaktism). According to the… …   Universalium

• Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …   Universalium

• Kali — For other uses, see Kali (disambiguation). Kalika redirects here. For other uses, see Kalika (disambiguation). The black one redirects here. For the 2005 drone metal album, see Black One. For the male choral group, see The Black Ones. Kali The… …   Wikipedia

• Kālī — Hdeity infobox| Caption = The Goddess Kali, (1770) by Richard B. Godfrey (1728 N/A); from LACMA Name = Kali Devanagari = काली Sanskrit Transliteration = Kālī Pali Transliteration = Tamil script = Affiliation = Devi , Mahavidya , Matrika God of =… …   Wikipedia

• Shaktism — ( Sanskrit: IAST|Śāktaṃ, sa. शाक्तं; lit., doctrine of power or doctrine of the Goddess ) is a denomination of Hinduism that focuses worship upon Shakti or Devi – the Hindu Divine Mother – as the absolute, ultimate Godhead. It is, along with… …   Wikipedia

• Matrikas — This article is about Hindu goddesses called mātṛkās. For other use, see matrka. Matrikas Shiva (leftmost) with the Matrikas: (from left) Brahmani, Maheshvari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Indrani, Chamunda …   Wikipedia

• India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

• Ganesha — Vinayaka redirects here. For other uses, see Vinayaka (disambiguation). Ganapati redirects here. For Hindu Vedic Deity and God of planet Jupiter, see Brihaspati. For other uses, see Ganesha (disambiguation). Ganesha …   Wikipedia