Nine nights of feasting, fasting and prayers are followed by the grand festival of Dassehra, celebrated all over India, tommorrow, October 24, especially with much fervor in Kolkata (earlier called Calcutta)
The nine forms of Goddess Durga celebrated during Navratri are:
Shailputri – also known as Parvati
Brahmacharini – Most generous avatar (incarnation)
Chandraghanta - Represents bravery
Kushmanda – It is believed that worshippining this form of Durga, enhances a person’s intellectual abilities and decision making skills
Skanda Mata – Goddess of health
Katyayani - Goddess of beauty
Kalratri – Personifies power
Maha Gauri – Goddess of fertility
Siddhidatri – Goddess of Siddhi (accomplishment)
Wish you all A Very Happy Dasshera !!
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| Sarvajanik Durga puja at Aquem, Margao, Goa |
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| Mesmerising - the deities have been decorated, beautifully. |
The nine forms of Goddess Durga celebrated during Navratri are:
Shailputri – also known as Parvati
Brahmacharini – Most generous avatar (incarnation)
Chandraghanta - Represents bravery
Kushmanda – It is believed that worshippining this form of Durga, enhances a person’s intellectual abilities and decision making skills
Skanda Mata – Goddess of health
Katyayani - Goddess of beauty
Kalratri – Personifies power
Maha Gauri – Goddess of fertility
Siddhidatri – Goddess of Siddhi (accomplishment)
Wish you all A Very Happy Dasshera !!
