Devotees offer vermillion and traditional symbols of marital bliss to Goddess Parvati and fruits, flowers, and incense to Lord Shiva. The Hariyali Teej Katha is then recited, followed by an aarti. The ...

Being one of the wives of Shiva means that she is also very powerful. But like all of the other Hindu gods and goddesses, she didn’t get to participate in the battles but was mostly a spectator that ...

Another interesting part of the temple was the rare idols of Gauri-Shankar. According to Ramdas, the idols of Gauri-Shankar (Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati) are in a seated posture, a form found only ...