from Sanskrit: the mountain-dwelling one
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In an 1803 etching and aquatint with watercolor by Thomas Daniell, we see Gangaram absorbed in sketching wall reliefs of Shiva and Parvati from a rock-cut cave at Ellora.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Displaced Parvati heads back to the palmy beach village of her youth, Prabha and Anu tagging along with her things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
The influx of pilgrims continues daily until the major festival of “Mahashivratri,” which commemorates the wedding of Shiva and his consort Parvati in February-March.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
After an Instagram-famous traveler vanished in Northern India’s Parvati Valley, his followers and family were left wondering: Did he walk away for good, or is it something worse?
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2022
“Oh never mind,” snapped Parvati, and she went off with the boy from Beauxbatons.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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