[2][3] Goddess Shailaputri (Parvati) is depicted with two hands and has a crescent moon on her forehead.
She is variously known as Sati Bhavani, Parvati or Himavati, the daughter of Himavat - the king of the Himalayas.
The embodiment of the power of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, she rides a bull and carries a trident and a lotus in her two hands.
[4] Once Daksha had organized a great yagna (fire sacrifice) and did not invite Sati's husband, Shiva.
Sati could not tolerate this insult, and thus destroyed Daksha's sacrifice by stepping into the sacrificial fire, immolating herself.
Supari [clarification needed], a few coins, Akshat (raw rice, coloured with turmeric) and Durva grass are put in the water.