Chaitra Navratri: Devotees offer prayer to Goddess Shailputri on Day 1

Shailputri is an absolute form of Mother Nature. Referred to as Goddess Partvati, the consort of Lord Shiva and mother of Lord Ganesha and Kartikeya, Maa Shailputri is a divine lady, holding a trishul in her right hand and lotus flower in her left hand. She rides on Nandi, a bull.