Gauri may refer to:

Religion

* ''Gauri'', an epithet of the Hindu goddess

Parvati Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi i ...

Mahagauri Mahagauri is the eighth form among the Navadurga aspects of the Hindu mother goddess Mahadevi. She is worshipped on the eighth day of Navaratri. According to Hinduism, Mahagauri has the power to fulfill all the desires of her devotees. The one w ...

, a manifestation of Hindu goddess Durga *

Lajja Gauri Lajjā Gaurī is a lotus-headed Hindu goddess associated with abundance, fertility and sexuality, sometimes euphemistically described as ''Lajja'' ("modesty"). She is sometimes shown in a birthing posture, but without outward signs of pregnancy. ...

, a goddess associated with abundance and fertility, also euphemistically described as Lajja

Films

* ''Gauri'' (1943 film), an Indian Bollywood film * ''Gauri'' (1968 film), an Indian film * ''

Gauri Ganesha ''Gauri Ganesha'' is a 1991 Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Master Anand, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Vaishali Kasaravalli, Ramesh Bhat among others. Anant Nag received Best Acto ...

'', a 1991 Kannada comedy-drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra * ''Gauri'' (2006 film), a Marathi film * '' Gauri: The Unborn'', a 2007 Bollywood film

Places

India

* Gauri, Siwan, a village in Siwan district, Bihar * Gauri Bazar, a town and a nagar panchayat in Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh * Gauri Kund, a Hindu pilgrimage site and base camp for trek to Kedarnath Temple, in Uttaranchal *

Gauri Parbat Gauri Parbat, also spelled Ghori Parbat is a mountain peak, located in Uttarakhand state, India and the height of the peak is . Also called "Horse" peak, it is near Joshimath and another peak nearby is Hathi parbat 6727 metres (22070 feet). A ...

(Ghori Parbat), a mountain peak, in Uttarakhand *

Gauri Pundah Gauri Pundah (also spelt as Gauri Punda) is a village in Fatuha development block of district Patna in the state of Bihar, India. It is situated on the banks of the river Mahatmain ( principal branch of river Falgu before disappearing in 'Taal' ...

(Gauri Punda), a village in Fatuha development block of district Patna, Bihar *

Jangal Gauri Jangal Gauri is a village in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of ...

, a village in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Nepal

Gauri, Bheri Gauri is a Village Development Committee in Dailekh District in the Bheri Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statis ...

, a village in Dailekh District, Bheri Zone *

Gauri, Lumbini Gauri is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statist ...

, a village in Kapilvastu District, Lumbini Zone

Other places

Găuri River The Lotru is a right tributary of the river Olt in Romania. Its source is in the Parâng Mountains. It feeds the reservoirs Vidra, Malaia and Brădișor. It flows into the Olt in Golotreni, near the town Brezoi. It passes through the communes ...

, a tributary of the Lotru River in Romania *

Gauri Sankar Gaurishankar (also Gauri Sankar or Gauri Shankar; Nepali : ; Sherpa: Jomo Tseringma;) is a mountain in the Nepal Himalayas, the second highest peak of the Rolwaling Himal, behind Melungtse (7,181m). The name comes from the Hindu goddess Gauri, ...

, a mountain in the Himalayas

Other uses

Gauri (given name) Gauri, occasionally spelt Gouri, is a given name of India. It is derived from ' 'white', 'shining, brilliant', which is used as an epithet of the goddess Parvati, especially in the Mahagauri manifestation. List of persons with the name * Gauri P ...

, a Hindu given name (including a list of persons with the name) *

Gauri (raga) Gauri is an India musical raga that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; whi ...

, raga in Indian classical music *

Gauri (epic) ''Gauri'' ( ne, गौरी; first edition: 2015 BS (1959-60 AD)) is an eponymous tragic epic written by Nepali "National Poet" ( ne, राष्ट्रकवि) Madhav Prasad Ghimire, in memory of his first wife, following her premature ...

, a Nepali epic poem by Madhav Prasad Ghimire