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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 .
The festival’s name is derived from the Sanskrit words dasha (“ten”) and hara (“defeat”). Symbolizing the victory of good over evil, Dussehra is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Ashvina (September–October), the seventh month of the Hindu calendar, with the appearance of the full moon, an event called the “bright ...
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.
It is a custom to wash and clean the feet of these nine young girls as a mark of respect for the Goddess and offer new clothes as gifts by the devotee. Kanya Puja as a part of Devi worship is to recognise the feminine power vested in the girl child. The girl should be of young age. There is also a ritual purification and chanting of mantras.
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]
The name “Shailaputri” literally means the daughter (putri) of the mountain (shaila). She is variously known as Sati Bhavani, Parvati or Himavati, the daughter of Himavat - the king of the Himalayas. The embodiment of the power of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, she rides a bull and carries a trident and a lotus in her two hands.
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".
Therefore, Parvati is given the names Kalika and Kalaratri. She is described as having two arms, holding a scimitar and a blood-filled skull cup, and she eventually kills the demon king, Shumbha. [citation needed] Other scriptural references to Kalaratri include the Lalita Sahasranama (found in the Brahmanda Purana) and Lakshmi Sahasranama.