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===Avatars of Parvati===
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Devi is popular in her form as [[Parvati]]. In [[Devi Mahatmya]] she is seen as the Goddess [[Mahakali]], and in Uma Samhita, she is seen as Devi herself. Regarding her incarnations, it varies per sect in Hinduism. She could be all Goddesses as said in Shaivism and some main Shaktism interpretations like the Sri kula and Kali Kula families, or just a form of Devi in some other Shaktism interpretations and many Vaishnava interpretations. With this in mind, Parvati's forms include:
* [[Mahakali]]
* [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]]
* [[Mahavidyas]]- {{hlist|[[Kali]]|[[Tara (Mahavidya)|Tara]]|[[Tripura Sundari|Tripurasundari]]|[[Bhuvaneshwari]]|[[Bhairavi]]|[[Chinnamasta]]|[[Dhumavati]]|[[Bagalamukhi]]}}
* The [[Shakta pithas]]
* [[Navadurgas]] - {{hlist|[[Shailaputri]]|[[Brahmacharini]]|[[Chandraghanta]]|[[Kushmanda]]|[[Skandamata]]|[[Katyayani]]|[[Kaalratri]]|[[Mahagauri]]|[[Siddhidhatri]]}}
* [[Annapurna (goddess)|Annapurna]]
* [[Kaushiki]]
* [[Durga]]
*[[Shitala]]
* [[Matrikas|Maheshwari]]
* [[Ardhanarishvara]] 
* [[Vindhyavasini]] 
* [[Bhramari]] 
* [[Shakambhari]] 
* [[Raktadantika]] 
* [[Tvarita]]
*In North India- {{hlist|[[Khodiyar]]|[[Bahuchara Mata]]|Naina Devi|Jwala Devi}}  etc.
* In Western India- {{hlist|[[Bhavani]]| Saptashrungi|[[Ekvira]]|[[Durga|Amba]]}}  etc.
* In East India- {{hlist|[[Dakshina Kali]]|[[Kamakhya]]|[[Jagadhatri]]}} etc.
* In South India- {{hlist|[[Meenakshi]]|Vishalakshi|[[Kamakshi]]|Abhirami|[[Mookambika]]|[[Akilandeswari]]|[[Mariamman]]|[[Karumariamman]]}}  etc.

All of these incarnations helped provide security to the world and even brought Shiva into the participation of worldly affairs.<ref>Kinsley, David (1987, reprint 2005). ''Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition'', Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, {{ISBN|81-208-0394-9}}, p.35</ref>