Chaitra Navratri 2023 Day 8: On Ashtami, devotees worship Maa Mahagauri, the eighth form of the Hindu goddess Maa Durga. According to Hindu mythology, goddess Shailputri, at the age of sixteen, was extremely beautiful and blessed with a fair complexion. Therefore, she came to be known as goddess Mahagauri. According to folklore, Goddess Parvati had […] More
Chaitra Navratri 2023 Day 8: On Ashtami, devotees worship Maa Mahagauri, the eighth form of the Hindu goddess Maa Durga. According to Hindu mythology, goddess Shailputri, at the age of sixteen, was extremely beautiful and blessed with a fair complexion. Therefore, she came to be known as goddess Mahagauri. According to folklore, Goddess Parvati had […] More
Chaitra Navratri 2023 Day 7: The seventh day of Navratri is celebrated by worshipping Maa Kalratri, also known as Shubankari, who is believed to govern the planet Shani. The seventh form of goddess Durga is believed to be one of the fiercest forms, who removes kinds of negative energy, demons and ghosts upon her arrival. […] More
Chaitra Navratri 2023, Day 4: Goddess Kushmanda is honoured on the fourth day of Navratri. The Hindu festival of Navratri celebrates the nine avatars of Maa Durga for nine different nights. People pray to nine different goddesses, practice fasts, and seek blessings. This year, Chaitra Navratri began on March 22 and will end on March 30 […] More
Chaitra Navratri 2023 Day 3: Navratri is a nine-day festival celebrated in the honour of Goddess Durga, commemorating her nine incarnations with jubilant celebrations. After worshipping Maa Shailputri on the first day and Maa Brahmani on the second, the third day of the Navratri is dedicated to Maa Chandraghanta, the married manifestation of Maa Durga. […] More
Chaitra Navratri 2023 Day 2: The auspicious nine-day festival of Chaitra Navratri began on March 22. It is dedicated to Maa Durga and her nine incarnations – Maa Shailputri, Maa Brahmcharini, Maa Chandraghanta, Maa Kushmanda, Maa Skandmata, Maa Katyayani, Maa Kaalratri, Maa Mahagauri and Maa Siddhidatri. The second day is dedicated to Goddess Brahmacharini, who […] More
Chaitra Navratri 2023: The festival of Navratri is celebrated by the Hindus twice a year. Chaitra Navratri which generally falls in the spring season is the first one which is also known as Vasant Navratri. The second Navratri, according to the Georgian calendar is generally celebrated during the autumn season and is called the Sharad […] More
Chaitra Navratri’s first day of the Navratri celebration is dedicated to worshipping Goddess Shailputri, the first incarnation of the Hindu goddess Durga. Shail refers to mountains, and Putri, which means daughter, makes up the name Shailputri. She is also referred to as Sati, Parvati, and Hemavati. Hindu legend holds that Shailputri is the reincarnation of […] More
Ugadi 2023: Chaitra Navratri’s first day is celebrated as Ugadi in southern Indian states. The auspicious day is celebrated with great fanfare in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. Chaitra is the first month of the Hindu lunar calendar; hence, the first day of the 9-day-long festival marks the beginning of Chaitra Navratri. It is also […] More