Navratri – The Nine Nights Festival of Nava Durga
Navratri is a festival of worship and devotion. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; Nava - Nine and Ratri - nights. During these nine nights Devi Maa is worshiped in nine forms of Maa Durga called Nava Durga. Mother Goddess Ma Shakti is the...
Divine Mother : Maa Shakti, Mother Goddess, Devi Durga, Mahishasura Mardini
Maa Shakti is the eternal force, endless female of energy that is at the root of the changing world. It because femininity, for its Motherliness & kindness, is the sustaining teleological principle that heeds the basic needs of neon which are spiritual. Devi Maa...
Maha Maya : Maya or The Power of Delusion
In Hinduism maya is used to denote both Prakriti or Nature and the deluding power. Prakriti is the dynamic energy of God. According to some schools of Hinduism, Prakriti exists eternally as a separate entity from God. Just like Him, it is unborn, uncreated,...
Dasa Mahavidyas : Ten Forms of the Great Mother Goddess
Dasa Mahavidyas are the ten cosmic powers of universe. The ten mahavidyas or dasa mahavidyas are the most important forms of Devi Maa in Hinduism. These are said to be manifestation of Maa Kali who is in turn a manifestation of Devi Parvati. In every form the Great...
Hindu Goddess Maa Durga
In Hinduism, the goddess Durga (”the inaccessible” or “the invincible”) or Maa Durga (Mother Durga) “one who can redeem in situations of utmost distress”. Durga is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess, a superheroine depicted as having 10 arms, riding a lion...
Hindu Festival Navratri
The longest Hindu festival that continues for nine consecutive nights following the day of the new moon in Ashwin, in praise of Lord Rama. Continuous chanting from the Ramayana, along with evening performances from the episodes of His life, is held for all nine days....