Standig Parvati, metalwork made out of copper alloy. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39325
Parvati (Uma), is very well known for being the wife of Shiva, the Lord of Destruction. She is the daughter of Himavat and Mena. She is also known as a reincarnation of Shiva's first wife Sati. Reincarnation is an important part of the cycle of samsara. The first time Parvati was mentioned in writing is in the Kena Upanishad, circa 600 BCE. A lot of scholars think Parvati was a mountain goddess from local, non-Aryan people of India, who became part of Brahminical tradition.
Hindus consider Shiva and Parvati Mother and Father of the universe. Parvati, being the goddess of love, fertility, and devotion, is often called upon by women hoping for a good marriage and general well-being. She is also clever and strong.
Parvati's most well known story is about how she won over Shiva. The story is that Shiva was so absorbed in his very harsh ascetic meditations that he did not notice that Parvati had fallen in love with him. Even the arrow of Kama, in other religions known as Cupid('s arrow), didn't evoke him. He simply reduced Kama to ashes flames with the flame of his third eye. After years of performing her own meditations without giving into desires, she finally won over Shiva.
There are practices associated with Parvati. The wedding of Shiva and Parvati is celebrated in arts, songs, and stories. In the springtime there is a festival where they reenact Shiva and Parvati's wedding with clay figurines for hopes of getting a good husband and a general well-being.
Parvati is an incarnation of the Goddess Shakti, the Mother Goddess that represents the female goddesses of all the Hindu deities.
Sources
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Erndl, Kathleen M. "Parvati." Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion. Ed. Serinity Young. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1999. World History in Context. Web. 7 Oct. 2016. GALE|BT2350075363