Parvati or Gauri is the Hindu goddess of fertility, love, beauty, bravery, harmony, marriage, children, and devotion; as well as of divine strength and power. Known by many other names, she is the gentle, nurturing and Supreme Hindu goddess Mahadevi and one of the central deities of the Goddess-oriented Shakti sect called Shaktism. She is the Mother goddess in Hinduism and has many attributes and aspects. Along with Lakshmi and Saraswati, she forms the Tridevi of Hindu goddesses.