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  2. Kalaratri - Wikipedia

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    Kalaratri (Sanskrit: कालरात्रि, romanized: Kālarātri) is the seventh of the nine Navadurga forms of the goddess Mahadevi. She is first referenced in the Devi Mahatmya . Kalaratri is one of the fearsome forms of the goddess.

  3. Navadurga - Wikipedia

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    Adi Shakti, Durga, Parvati, Devi: ... Image (Depiction) Name Vahana Stage [A] ... Kalaratri "Goddess of Auspiciousness and Courage" Donkey

  4. Maa Tara Chandi Temple - Wikipedia

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    There is a temple of Goddess Tarachandi, about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Sasaram two miles to the south, and an inscription of Pratapdhavala on the rock close to the temple of Chandi Devi. Hindus in large number assemble to worship the goddess.

  5. Homa (ritual) - Wikipedia

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    A homa, in all its Asian variations, is a ceremonial ritual that offers food to fire and is ultimately linked to the traditions contained in the Vedic religion. [4] The tradition reflects a reverence for fire and cooked food ( pākayajña ) that developed in Asia, and the Brahmana layers of the Vedas are the earliest records of this ritual ...

  6. Dhumavati - Wikipedia

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    The worshipper should observe a fast and remain silent for a whole day and night. They should also perform a homa ("fire sacrifice"), wearing wet clothes and a turban, repeating the goddess' mantra in a cremation ground, forest, or any lonely place. [40] Pitambara Peeth at Datia. Dhumavati temples are extremely rare.

  7. Tara (Mahavidya) - Wikipedia

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    The commonly known origin of Tara is from the 17th chapter of the Rudrayāmala which describes the initial unsuccessful attempts of the sage Vasiṣṭha in worshipping Tara, and the subsequent meeting with the god Vishnu in the form of Buddha in the region called Mahācīna (China) and his eventual success by the means of kaula rites.

  8. Chettikulangara Devi Temple - Wikipedia

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    Chettikulangara devi is the supreme mother goddess, Shakthi devi in Hinduism. The temple has 13 "Karas", or territories. The temple is at the centre of the oldest four Karas (Erezha South, Erezha North, Kaitha South and Kaitha North) and the rest of the Karas (Kannamangalam South, Kannamangalam North, Pela, Kadavoor, Anjilipra, Mattam North, Mattam South, Menampally and Nadakkavu) surround the ...

  9. Mata Mansa Devi Mandir - Wikipedia

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    Mata Mansa Devi is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti, in the Panchkula district of the Indian state of Haryana.The temple complex is spread of 100 acres (0.40 km 2) of the Shivalik foothills in the village of Bilaspur, near Sector 13 (earlier known as Mani Majra) of Chandigarh, and Panchkula, 10 km from Chandi Mandir, another noted Devi shrine in the region, both ...