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GoddessesGoddesses


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GoddessesGoddesses

Goddess DurgaThe embodiment of feminine and

creative energy

Also known as the Divine Mother

She protects mankind from evil

and misery by destroying vices

She is sitting upon a Lion


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First Avatar -Shailputri

1st night devoted to

Maa Shailputri

Shail means Mountains

She carries a Trident and a Lotus

She is sitting upon a bull


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Second Avatar -Bhramcharni2nd night devoted to

Maa BhramcharniShe personifies Love and Loyalty

She carries a Kumbha and

a Rosary

Rudraksha is her most adorned

ornament


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Third Avatar -Chandraghanta3rd night devoted to

Maa ChandraghantaShe personifies Supreme Bliss

and Knowledge

She is prayed to for protection

from harm

She has 10 hands, from which 8

have weaponsShe is riding on a Tiger


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Fourth Avatar -Kushmanda4th night devoted to

Maa KushmandaShe is prayed to for curing

ailments and sorrows

She has 8 hands, holding

weapons and a mala

She is riding on a Tiger


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Fifth Avatar -Skandmata5th night devoted to

Maa SkandmataShe is prayed to for fulfilling ones

desires

She has 4 hands, holding two

lotuses and her son

She is riding on a Lion


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Sixth Avatar -Kaatyayani6th night devoted to

Maa KaatyayaniShe is prayed to for granting the

wishes of her devotees

She has 4 hands, holding a lotus

and a sword

She is riding on a Lion


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Seventh Avatar -Kaalratri7th night devoted to

Maa KaalratriShe is prayed to for removing

sins and clearing obstacles

She has 4 hands, holding a

cleaver and a torch

She is riding on a Donkey


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Eighth Avatar -Mahagauri8th night devoted to

Maa MahagauriShe is prayed to for purification

and the removal of sins

She has 4 hands, holding a trident

and drum

She is riding on a Bull


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Ninth Avatar -Siddhiratri

9th night devoted to

Maa SiddhiratriShe is prayed to for acquiring

great powers (Siddhis)

She has 4 hands, holding a chakra,

mace, lotus flower and conch

She is riding on a Lotus


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NAV-RATRINAV-RATRI (nine-nights), is

for the nine days when wethank the female principleof nature and the goddessesconnected to them.

The nine nights arededicated to the three maingoddesses of Hinduism -Parvati, Lakshmi and

Sarasvati.


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NAV-RATRI

The first three nights are dedicated to the

goddess of action and energy. Her different

manifestations: Kumari, Parvati and Kali are

worshipped during these days. They represent

the three natures/ classes of womanhood - the

virgin young girl, auspicious wife/ mother and the

angry old hag! This is not a criticism of women,just a classification. It helps us recognize the

different aspects of our own nature.


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Kumari, the virginyoung girl


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Parvati: Auspiciouswife/mother


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Kaali, the angry oldwoman

This is not a criticism ofwomen.

The classificationhelps us recognizedifferent aspects of our

own nature


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Maa Lakshmi

Lakshmi is worshipped forthe next three days in hervarious aspects as thegoddesses of peace, plenty

and bliss.

Fulfillment is moreimportant than wealthitself. As the goddess of

wealth, she governs notjust the bank balance, butalso such basic things asfamily, friends, food etc.


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Maa Saraswati

Saraswati is the goddess of

knowledge. Not just the

knowledge of how to earn a

living, but how to "live" as

well. She is the goddess of

the spiritual knowledge and

the knowledge that frees usfrom this bind of Samsara.

She is worshipped during the

final three days of the

Navratri.


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NAV-RATRIThe nine nights are there for us to revel in the

knowledge of the goddesses that live within us,

imbibing us with their spiritual energy and power.

Used for the good, they help liberate us from the

mire of this world (help us attain NIRVANA). Use

these energies unwisely, and they will snare us in

the maya of this world. We should meditate these

aspects of the nine nights, that was the reason

they originally came into being.


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This festival is devoted to the

Mother Goddess known with

different names as Durga, Kali,

Bhavani, Amba, and Chandika,has been celebrated in it's most

unique and different ways in

various parts of India and abroad

with devotional songs, bhajans

and cultural programs with the

world renowned Garba or Dandiya

Raas in the state of Gujarat.

Maa

Durga


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This festival is

celebrated in most

unique and different

ways in different parts

of India and abroad

with devotional songs,

bhajans and cultural

programs


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with the world

renowned Garba or

Dandiya Raas in the

state of Gujarat.


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