Navaratri 2023 marks the end of the nine-day festival, with the final day dedicated to worshipping Goddess Siddhidatri. This day, known as Maha Navami, holds immense significance and devotees seek blessings from the goddess. It is believed that she grants protection to those in need. Various rituals are performed on this day, including Ayudha Puja, Kanya Pujan, Saraswati Puja, and Hawan. Additionally, the Bathukamma festival and Durga Puja festivities in West Bengal are also celebrated on Maha Navami.
The 9 days of Navratri are dedicated to the worship of the 9 forms of the Hindu Goddess Durga, which include Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri, and Siddhidatri.
On the 7th day of Navratri, Hindu devotees worship Maa Kalratri form of the Goddess Durga. The Day 7 of Navratri is also known as Maha Saptami. In the Kalratri form, Maa Durga looks very fiery and appears in a dark complexion. She is mounted on an ass and has four hands, two of which carry a torch and sword, while the other two hands are shown in boon giving and protecting poses.
Navratri is a Hindu festival that spans nine nights and celebrates the various forms of the goddess Durga. Each day of Navratri is dedicated to a different form of the goddess, and on the sixth day, the goddess Katyayani is worshiped.
The fifth day of Navratri, dedicated to Goddess Skanda Mata, is celebrated with fasting and prayers. She is the mother of Lord Kartikeya and Lord Ganesha, represented with four hands and a white complexion. Devotees who worship her with devotion are relieved from negative thoughts and stress Yellow is the color associated with Skanda Mata, and offerin of yellow clothes and flowers are made.
Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a well-known Hindu temple situated in the Dakshineswar neighborhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, 9 kilometers from Kolkata Railway Station. It is one of Kolkata's greatest temples and one of the attractions that must be included in Kolkata tour packages. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River.
At the top of the Shivalik mountain range sits Haridwar, where there is a temple dedicated to Maa Mansa Devi. For the followers, the temple is a significant place of worship. The temple contains two Mother Goddess statues. He has three faces and five arms on one statue. The second figure, however, has eight arms. Mother is perched atop a serpent and a lotus.
According to the Indian epic Mahabharata, the Mata Sheetla Devi is Kripi/Kripai/Lalitha, the wife of Guru Dronacharya who served as the instructor of the Pandavas and Kauravas, and she is the subject of the Sheetla Mata shrine in Gurugram. The name Gurgaon, which has since been renamed Gurugam, is derived from Guru + Gram, signifying the village of the guru. In the Indian state of Haryana, the temple is situated on Sheetla Mata Road in Gurgaon City. The shrine is well-known and frequently visited by many people.
Hindu temple Shri Kalkaji Mandir, sometimes referred to as Kalkaji Temple, is devoted to the goddess Kali. Her temple (mandir) is located in Kalkaji, a neighborhood that takes its name from the temple, in the southern region of Delhi, India. It is next to the Nehru Place commercial district. The Kalkaji Mandir (Delhi Metro) line connects to Nehru Place bus terminal and Okhla railway station, both of which are close to the temple.
Kushmanda Devi is the deity of the fourth day of Navratri. She is an eight-armed goddess, holding a kamandal, bow and arrow, lotus flower, a kalash filled with nectar, chakra and gada in her hands. She rides a lion and her posture is extremely powerful.