Nandadevi

In uttarakhand the name of Goddess Durga is known as Nanda Devi . in Kumoun the common name for girls is nandi also in folk song of Kumoun the word nandi is popularly use. As “nandi ko nauker nandan singa  maj nandana bhana” . In Devi mahatamya the daughter of yashoda and nand, yogmaya is known as nanda. But in uttarakhand she is Parvati daughter of Himalaya. Which is synonym of Nandadevi  mountain. In uttarakhand Nanda is worshiped in two ways customary and classical forms.

In classical form of pooja She is Parvati who wish to marry with samadhisth Shiva. In customary form of pooja she is Nanda Sunanda. King of kumoun Baj bahadur chand reestablished the Nanda worship by making idols of Nanda Sunanda from banana stems. In Garhwal region of uttarakhand Nanda worshiped as Raj Rajeshwari Shree vidhya and in Almora she is worshiped as Neel Saraswati Tara. Difference in pooja is nothing but the different traditions of Kumoun  & Garhwal regions of uttarakhand