"THE AVATARS OF MAA DURGA" || EGN

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Hope y'all are doing great. So, today I am going to share about the 9 avatars of "DURGA".

There is a festival in India which is known as "NAVRATRA". In this festival we worship the 9 avatars of maa Durga for 9 days

The 9 avatars are,

Shailaputri
Brahmacharini
Chandraghanta
Kushmanda
Skandamata
Katyayani
Kalaratri
Mahagauri
Siddhidhatri

So, these are the 9 avatars of "DURGA" and I am going to explain that why they got these names.

1.Shailaputri : The meaning of shaila is (mountain) and putri means(Daughter) so, her name is the "DAUGHTER OF MOUNTAIN". She is adorned with lights ornamentations on her linb and was clothed in red and pink robes. She has two hand both with holding a Trident and lotus. Her vehicle is white bull.

2.Brahmacharini : The name brahmacharini means "Mother of dev otion and
penance". She is dressed as a female ascetic and is adorned by dried up "Rudraksha Beads" and flower as her ornamentations. She has two hands both of which carried a rosary and a water utensil.

3.Chandraghanta : The meaning of her name is "Destroyer of Demons". She has ten hands nine of them are armed by a trident, mace, bow, arrow, lotus, sword, bell and a water pot, while one hand blesses her devotees. She is seated upon a fierce tiger.

4.Kushmanda : The meaning of her name is "Godess of cosmic Egg". She has eight hands, six of which held a discus, mace, lotus, bow and arrow in one hand, sword and rosary and the other two hands carried of a jar of honey and waterpot. She is mounted upon the back of a lion.

5.Skandamata : "Goddess of Motherhood and Children". She has four hands, two of which are held lotuses, the third holding her son, the six-headed infant karthikey seated on her lap, and the fourth saves her devotees. She is seated upon the back of a lion.

6.Katyayani : "Goddess of Power". She is adorned with heavy ornaments on her limbs and is dressed in green and pink vestments. Her four hands each carried a sword, shield, lotus and trident. She's seen seated on a fearsome lion.

7.Kalaratri : "Goddess of auspiciousness and Courage". She has the three bloodshot eyes, unkempt hairs, and wears a garland of skulls around her neck, which shone like lightening. Her four hand and all held a tridemt, scimitar, vajra, and a cup. She is seated upon the behind of a donkey as her vehicle.

8.Mahagauri : "Goddess of Beauty and Women". She has four hands, three of which carried a trident, mini drum, and a pink lotus while her one hand promised her devotees protection. She is seated upon a white ox.

Siddhidhatri : "Goddess of supermatural powers or siddhis". Each of her four hands carried a discus, conch shell, pink lotus and a pace. She is seated upon a fully bloomed lotus.