Bhavani Gauri’s idol is placed inside the Annapurna Devi temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Legend
Bhavani Gauri is another form of goddess shakti. Bhavani means “giver” or ‘provider”. She is known for her extremely kind nature towards her devotees. She carries weapons in her four hands, sword in one, bow and arrow in the other, followed by mace, discus, and shell conch.
She is also known by other names, such as Aadi Shakti, Parvati, Durga, and Mahadevi. As per popular belief, Maa Bhavani Gauri provides all sorts of help to her true devotees.
People worship goddess this divine form of Goddess Shakti in the form of remover all kinds of obstacles from their life. It is considered to be a ritual to take a bath in Bhavani teerth post exquisite darshan of goddess Bhavani Gauri.