Pārvatī

On the new-moon day, a religious observance called nope or nomulu in honour of Gauri (another name of Parvati) is kept up.

Great is the joy of Kumara himself, of his mother Parvati, and of Indra.

So great is Parvati's unadorned beauty that the waiting-women can hardly take their eyes from her to inspect the wedding-dress.

Love himself is discouraged, until he sees the beauty of Parvati, when he takes heart again.