Every year Hindus enthusiastically observe a nine day Navratra (Nine Holy Nights). This nine day period is dedicated to Goddess Durga, whose nine dimensions are celebrated one each day. It is a nine day stretch when a devotee sticks religiously to vegetarian diet…

Being the deity of the cosmic fort (Durg) she called goddess Durga. Mother Durga is the embod…

The first day of Navratra is called Ghatasthapana, which literally means pot establishing. On th…

Step-wise direction to perform Durga Puja 

- Excluding Kalash-puja or Ghatsthapana  

 
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Navratri is a festival of worship, dance and music celebrated over a period of nine nights.

Ga…

700 Slokas on Shri Durga from Markandeya Purana
It is a long tradition that one reads the Devi-…

 
Mantras for offering flowers to Mother Durga

OM YAGYEN YAGYA MAYA JANT

DEVAASTA…

The Dus Mahavidyas are known as Wisdom Goddesses. The spectrum of these ten goddesses covers the whole range of feminine divinity, encompassing horrific goddess’s at one end, to the ravishingly beautiful at the other. Mahavidya means (Maha - great; vidya - knowledge) Goddesses of great knowledge.

 

1. Deity (statue/photo), Chunari, Shringaar items 

2. Two big lamps (with wicks, oil/…

“DEHI SAUBHAAGYAM AAROGYAM DEHI DVISHO JAHI. VIDEHI DEVI KALYANAM VIDEHI PARMASHRIYAM, RUPAM DEHI JAYAM DEHI YASHO DEHI DVISHO JAHI.” (Oh Goddess, bless me with good fortune, good health, good looks, success and fame. Oh Vaishnavi, you are the very basis for the world. You have mesmerised the World. When you are pleased with some one you ensure his salvation from the cycle of life and death)……