▁She ▁is ▁then ▁placed ▁on ▁a ▁decor ated ▁ped est al ▁and ▁wor sh ipped ▁with ▁flowers , ▁sand al wood ▁paste , ▁and ▁inc ense ▁st icks . ▁The ▁K ola ▁Bou ▁is ▁set ▁on ▁G anes ha ' s ▁right ▁side , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁de ities . ▁ ▁For ▁most ▁who ▁view ▁her , ▁the ▁new ▁s ari ▁indicates ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁b ride , ▁and ▁many ▁Beng alis ▁see ▁it ▁as ▁symbol izing ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁G anes ha . ▁ ▁A ▁different ▁view ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁K ola ▁Bou ▁represents ▁D urg a ▁herself , ▁who ▁in ▁Beng al ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁G anes ha . ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁know ▁of ▁that ▁tradition ▁do ▁not ▁consider ▁G anes ha ' s ▁association ▁with ▁K ola ▁Bou ▁as ▁a ▁mar ital ▁one . ▁ ▁Har idas ▁Mit ra ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁K ola ▁Bou ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁summary ▁for ▁the ▁nine ▁types ▁of ▁leaves ▁( n ava ▁patri ka ) ▁that ▁together ▁form ▁a ▁sacred ▁complex ▁on ▁D urg a ▁Pu ja . ▁ ▁The ▁offici ating ▁pri ests ▁who ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁ceremony ▁tie ▁a ▁bunch ▁of ▁eight ▁plants ▁on ▁the ▁tr unk ▁of ▁the ▁plant ain ▁tree ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁grouping ▁of ▁all ▁nine ▁plants ▁that ▁const itute ▁the ▁K ola ▁Bou . ▁ ▁The ▁nine ▁plants ▁all ▁have ▁benef icial ▁medic inal ▁properties . ▁According ▁to ▁Martin - D ub ost , ▁the ▁K ola ▁Bou