Parvati (Uma) and the 2847 Parvati Asteroid - Washington, DC - Extraterrestrial Locations on Waymarking.com

This 14-th century bronze sculpture is from southern India. It depicts the Hindu god Shiva and his wife Parvati (who is also known as Uma..the name the Gallery uses.)

Shiva also has an asteroid named after him 1170 Siva.
As for the 2847 Parvati Asteroid, Wikipedia does not have an individual page...but it is included on this list (visit link) of minor planets: 2001–3000.


and for Parvati (visit link) -
"Parvati ... is the Hindu goddess of fertility, love and devotion; as well as of divine strength and power. She is the gentle and nurturing aspect of the Hindu goddess Shakti and one of the central deities of the Goddess-oriented Shakta sect. She is the mother goddess in Hinduism, and has many attributes and aspects. Each of her aspects is expressed with a different name, giving her over 100 names in regional Hindu stories of India. Along with Lakshmi (goddess of wealth and prosperity) and Saraswati (goddess of knowledge and learning), she forms the trinity of Hindu goddesses (Tridevi).

Parvati is the wife of the Hindu god Shiva - the protector and regenerator of universe and all life. She is the daughter of the mountain king Himavan and mother Mena. Parvati is the mother of Hindu deities Ganesha and Kartikeya. Some communities also believe her to be the sister of the god Vishnu and the river-goddess Ganga.

With Shiva, Parvati is a central deity in the Shaiva sect. In Hindu belief, she is the recreative energy and power of Shiva, and she is the cause of a bond that connects all beings and a means of their spiritual release. In Hindu temples dedicated to her and Shiva, she is symbolically represented as the argha or yoni. She is found extensively in ancient Indian literature, and her statues and iconography grace Hindu temples all over South Asia and Southeast Asia."

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