ID: 901002687 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002687	Record Type: Character/Person

	Nanda Devi (Hindu deity)

Note: Patron deity of the Garhwal and Kumaon regions of the Himalayas. Devotees believe Nanda Devi is an incarnation of Goddess Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva. In this aspect, she is seen as the divine daughter of the Himalayas, who are revered as her father.

Names:

	Nanda Devi (Hindu deity) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Nanda Devi (Hindu deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	counterpart is .... Parvati
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Parvati (Hindu deity)) [901001899]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Uttarakhand
	.....(India, Asia) (TGN)

Sources:

	Nanda Devi (Hindu deity)
	................BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)
	................Burnett, Hindu Gods and Heroes (1922)
	................Handbook of Hindu mythology (2003)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Burnett, Hindu Gods and Heroes (1922)
	................ Huntington, Art of Ancient India (1985)
	................ Handbook of Hindu mythology (2003)