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"Navratri 2021: What are the nine forms of Maa Durga and the special prasad offered to them". The Times of India . 7 October 2021 . Retrieved 31 December 2021 .
These days mark the main Puja (worship) which is performed by the recitation of scriptures, legends of Durga in the Devi Mahatmya, and social visits by families to temples and pandals. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] [ 52 ] On the tenth day, also known as Vijayadashami , a great procession is held where clay statues of Durga are ceremoniously walked to a river ...
Katyayani (कात्यायनी) is an aspect of Mahadevi and the slayer of the tyrannical demon Mahishasura.She is the sixth among the Navadurgas, the nine forms of Hindu goddess Durga who are worshipped during the festival of Navaratri. [1]
"I pay my obeisance to Devi Shailaputri, who bestows upon the choicest boons to the devotees. The moon in the crescent form is adorned as the crown on her forehead. She is mounted on the bullock. She holds a trident in her hand. She is Yashasvini." [citation needed]
Mahagauri is an icon of purity usually depicted in white while riding a white bull. [2] She is depicted with four hands: she holds a trident in her right upper hand and in her left left hand, she hold a damaru, and
Siddhidhatri or Siddhidatri is the ninth and final among the Navadurga (nine forms) aspects of the Hindu mother goddess Mahadevi.The meaning of her name is as follows: Siddhi means supernatural power or meditative ability, and Dhatri means giver or bestower.
The appearance of Kalaratri can be seen as bearing doom for evil-doers. But she always bears good fruits for her devotees and should avoid fear when faced with her, for she removes the darkness of worry from life of such devotees. Her worship on the seventh day of Navratri is given especially high importance by yogis and sādhakas.
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".