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Parvati
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Parvati, bronze image, early Cola period, 10th century AD; in the Freer Gallery of Art, …
(credit: Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
Wife of the Hindu god Shiva. Parvati is the benevolent aspect of Shakti, the Hindu supreme goddess (see Shaktism). According to the traditional account of her marriage, she won Shiva's notice only after severe ascetic discipline. The couple had two children, the elephant-headed Ganesha and the six-headed Skanda. In sculpture Parvati is always depicted as a mature and beautiful woman. The sacred Tantras are framed as a discussion between Parvati and Shiva.
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The details of the Miss World pageant that follow are taken from "Pageant and Protests: A Miss World show under state protection" by Parvathi Menon, Frontline, December 13, 1996.
Consuming globalization: youth and gender in Kerala, India by Lukose, Ritty / Journal of Social History
The Mahrani-regent, Parvathi Bai, spoke to him--I assume in Malayalam--"with great ease and fluency," and at a second interview, greeted Fenn's wife "at the door of the Presence Chamber,.
Legacies of matriliny: the place of women and the "Kerala model" by Jeffrey, Robin / Pacific Affairs
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