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Siddhidātrī -9th Navadurga

Siddhidātrī is the ninth form of the Goddess Durga, the meaning of her name is as follows: Siddhi means supernatural power or meditative ability, and Dhatri means giver or awarder.
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Mahāgaurī - 8th Navadurga

Mahāgaurī is the beautiful manifestation of Goddess Durga in her eighth form.
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Kālarātri - 7th Navadurga

Kālarātri is the seventh of the nine forms of the Goddess Durga, known as the Navadurga.
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Kātyāyani - 6th Navadurga

Kātyāyani is the sixth form amongst Navadurga or the nine forms of Hindu goddess Durga (Shakti), worshipped during the Navratri celebrations.
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Candraghaṇṭā - 3rd Navadurga

Candraghaṇṭā represents Parvati on her wedding day. Devi Candraghaṇṭā signifies the moon which is connected to the mind. She represents that which charms and captivates the mind.
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Brahmacharini - 2nd Navadurga

Brahmacharini represents Parvati in her phase of asceticism.
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Shailaputri - 1st Navadurga

Śailaputrī is the first form amongst Navadurga or the nine forms and is worshipped on the first day during the Navratri celebrations.
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Sadhana for Navaratri

The Nine days of Navaratri are usually divided into three sections devoted to Kaali, Lakshmi and Saraswati as I have mentioned in the first article.
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Navaratri meaning 2024

Just as the tree is latent in the seed, so this universe of names and forms, lies enfolded in the Shakti of the Brahman. She is the Divine Mother who is the womb of all creatures.
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Krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami (कृष्णजन्माष्टमी, IAST: Kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamī) is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
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Raksha Bandhanam

The festival known as Raksha Bandhan (Rakṣābandhanam) falls on the full moon day Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā of the Sanskrit month of Śrāvaṇa which normally comes in August.
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Nāga Pañcamī

According to the Hindu calendar, Naga Pañcami falls on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the lunar day in the month of Shravan.
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