Navratri is Celebration of 9 incarnations of Maa Durga. Each day is Devoted to a specific Avatar. Tap to see which goddess is worshiped on each of the 9 days.
Day 1: Goddess Shailputri
Shailputri literally means ‘daughter of mountains’. She represents the principal form of Durga in the childhood stage of Parvati.
Day 2: Goddess Brahmacharini
The name Brahmacharini means ‘mother of devotion and penance’. In this Avatar, She represents the asceticism phase of Durga.
Day 3: Goddess Chandraghanta
Seated upon a fierce tiger, this avatar of Maa Durga has 10 hands and is the ‘Shakti’ form of Maa Durga.
Day 4: Goddess Kushmanda
This avatar is a representation of Durga as ‘Mahashakti’. The name Kushmanda means ‘creator of the universe’.
Day 5: Goddess Skandmata
Representing Durga in her motherhood phase, Skandmata means Goddess of motherhood and children.
Day 6: Goddess Katyayani
In this avatar, the four armed deity is seated upon a fearsome lion. The goddess of power represents Durga as a warrior.
Day 7: Goddess Kaalratri
Kaalratri (or Kaali) is the goddess of auspiciousness and courage as a manifestation of Durga in her form of destruction. She is seen wearing a garland of skulls around her neck.
Day 8: Goddess Mahagauri
On the eighth day or Ashtami, Goddess Mahagauri is celebrated as the goddess of beauty and women. She is a manifestation of Durga in her form of recovery.
Day 9: Goddess Siddhidhatri
The final day is dedicated to the goddess of siddhis which denotes perfection, reaching the supreme form as Mahashakti.
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