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  2. Durga - Wikipedia

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    Durga as the mother goddess is the inspiration behind the song Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, during the Indian independence movement, later the official national song of India. Durga is present in Indian nationalism where Bharat Mata i.e. Mother India is viewed as a form of Durga. This is completely secular and keeping in ...

  3. Durga Puja - Wikipedia

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    Durga Puja (ISO: Durgā Pūjā), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victory over Mahishasura.

  4. Navadurga - Wikipedia

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    Mount. Lion, tiger, nandi, ox, mule and lotus. Festivals. Navaratri, Durga Puja, Vijayadashami, Durga Ashtami. 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]

  5. Navaratri - Wikipedia

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    Chaitra Navaratri. Chaitra Navaratri, also called Vasantha Navaratri, is the second most celebrated Navaratri, named after vasanta which means spring. It is observed during the lunar month of Chaitra (March–April). The festival is devoted to goddess Durga, whose nine forms are worshipped on nine days.

  6. Mahishasura Mardini Stotra - Wikipedia

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    According to the Devi Mahatmya, in the legend called the Mahishasura Vadha, [8] furious about the asuras under Mahishasura expelling the devas and overrunning Svarga, the Trimurti (supreme trinity) of the deities Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva combined their energies, which assumed the form of a goddess called Durga. Armed with the weapons and ...

  7. Durga Ashtami - Wikipedia

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    Durga Ashtami or Maha Ashtami is the eighth day of the Navaratri festival celebrated by Hindus in veneration of the goddess Durga. In Eastern India, Durga Ashatmi is also one of the most auspicious days of the five days-long Durga Puja festival. [1] Traditionally, the festival is observed for 10 days in Hindu households, but the actual puja ...

  8. Maa Shoolini - Wikipedia

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    Shiva. Shoolini, (Sanskrit: शूलिनी) is the principal form of the Goddess Durga or Parvati, also known as Devi and Shakti. Maa Shoolini (Mahashakti), the form and formless, is the root of knowledge, wisdom, creation, preservation and annihilation. She is Shakti or power of Lord Shiva. Narasimha, the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu ...

  9. List of Hindu deities - Wikipedia

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    The Trimurti are the most prominent deities of contemporary Hinduism. This consists of Brahma - the Creator, Vishnu - the Preserver, and Shiva - the Destroyer. Their feminine counterparts are Saraswati - the wife of Brahma, Lakshmi - the wife of Vishnu, and Parvati (or Durga) - the wife of Shiva. Statue of Brahma.

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