 The oral legends and texts initiate a process of Sanskritization of the folk deity Khandoba by elevating him to the classical Hindu god Shiva ; his two principal wives Mhalsa and Banai are equated to Parvati and Ganga . Banai does not appear in the Sanskrit Malhari Mahatmya , the main scripture related to Khandoba , however it mentions Ganga arriving from heaven . Banai ( Ganga ) has a quarrel with Mhalsa ( Parvati ) , ultimately ending with the message that both are the same . Some Dhangars consider Banai also to be a form of Parvati . 
 The oral legends and texts initiate a process of Sanskritization of the folk deity Khandoba by elevating him to the classical Hindu god Shiva ; his two principal wives Mhalsa and Banai are equated to Parvati and Ganga . Banai <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>does</mark></a> not appear in the Sanskrit Malhari Mahatmya , the main scripture related to Khandoba , however it <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>mentions</mark></a> Ganga arriving from heaven . Banai ( Ganga ) <a href='got' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> a quarrel with Mhalsa ( Parvati ) , ultimately ending with the message <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a>both <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>are</mark></a>the same . Some Dhangars consider Banai also to be a form of Parvati . 
The oral legends and txt initiate a process of Sanskritization of da folk deity Khandoba by elevating him to the classical Hindu god Shiva ; his 2 principal wives Mhalsa and Banai are equated to Parvati and Ganga . Banai do not appear in tdaSanskrit Malhari Mahatmya , thdaain scripture related to Khandoba , however it mention Ganga arriving from heaven . Banai ( Ganga ) got a quarrel with Mhalsa ( Parvati ) , ultimately ending with the msg both thedame . Some Dhangars consider Banai also to be a form of Parvati .