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Navadurga (Sanskrit: नवदुर्गा, IAST: Navadurgā), also spelled Navdurga and Navadurgas, are nine manifestations and forms of Durga in Hinduism, [1] [2] especially worshipped during Navaratri and Durga Puja. [3]
Navadurga is the Kuldevta (family deity) of many Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (GSBs) and Daivadnya Brahmins in India—in Goa and Maharashtra.Due to the forceful Portuguese conversion and intervention into their rituals, the Deity with all the other purushas had to be shifted from Gavasim to their present respective places.
These nine days are solely dedicated to Durga and her nine avatars – the Navadurga. [28] The specific forms of navadurga are extracted from the Devikavaca, a subsection of the Devipurana text and representative of a major aspect in the life of the goddess, Parvati. [29] [30] Each day is associated to an incarnation of the goddess: [26] [31 ...
During the first nine days, nine aspects of Durga known as Navadurga are meditated upon, one by one during the nine-day festival by devout Hindus. Durga is usually worshipped as a celibate goddess, but the Shaktism traditions includes the worship of Shiva along with Durga, who is considered to be his consort, in addition to Lakshmi , Saraswati ...
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In Hinduism, Chandraghanta is the third navadurga aspect of goddess Mahadevi, worshipped on the third day of Navaratri (the nine divine nights of Navadurga). Her name Chandra-Ghanta, means "one who has a half-moon shaped like a bell". Her third eye is always open, signifying her perpetual readiness for battle against evil.
Chaitanya; Chakradhara; Dadu Dayal; Harivansh; Jayatirtha; Jiva Goswami; Jñāneśvara; Kabir; Madhavdev; Madhvacharya; Manavala Mamunigal; Namadeva; Nammalvar; Nathamuni
The main temple is devoted to the goddess Bindhyabasini, a Bhagawati (भगवती) who is the incarnation of Kali. There are also temples for other gods and goddesses, such as Saraswati, Shiva, Hanuman, and Ganesha on the premises. The temple is situated at the top of a small hill and can be accessed via stone staircases on the East, North ...