According to Hindu mythology, Durga is the manifestation of shakti or the power of God and the goddess is believed to take different forms to destroy evil forces at different times and while Durga Puja celebrates this victory over evil, devotees worship the nine avatars of Durga all through the nine days of Navratri. The nine avatars of Durga are namely Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skanda Mata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidatri.
The festival of Shardiya Navratri is a commemoration of the victory of good over evil, as the Hindu community believes that it was on this day that Durga defeated the demon king Mahishasura by combining the powers of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. It is also believed that during Navratri, Maa Durga travels from Devlok to Earth and takes away all the troubles of her devotees hence, a fast is kept either on all the nine days or in joda, the first two or the last two days of the Navratri, to please and seek blessings of Durga.
Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati Dance item at a Mata Jagran at Cosy Apartments, Rohini, New Delhi
Lord Shiva at the feet of Maa Kali
Lord Shiva at the feet of Mahakali
Maa Kalaratri
Maa Kali and Lord Shiva Dance item at Mata ki Chowki Cosy Apartments, Sector 9, Rohini, New Delhi
Maa Kali and Lord Shiva Dance item at Mata ki Chowki Cosy Apartments, Sector 9, Rohini, New Delhi
Maa Shakti is worshipped through out Northern India during Navratri
Maa Shakti Marble statue at Ram Mandir, Sector 9, Rohini, New Delhi
Maa Sherawali
Maa Sherawali dance item during Mata Ki Chowki event at Cosy Apartments, Sector 9, Rohini, New Delhi
Maa Sherawali Marble statue at a temple in Sector 9, Rohini, New Delhi
Maa Sherawali Statute at a temple in Old Housing Board Colony, Rohtak
Maa Sherwali is one of the popular Hindu Goddess worshiped across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttranchal states of India
Maa Sherwali is worshipped through out Northern India during Navratri Festival
Maha Kali Dance item at Mata Ki Chowki Cosy Apartments, Sector 9, Rohini, New Delhi
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