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Significance of Ratri in Navaratri
The nine Nights popularly Navaratri is popularly celebrated for Ma Durga, Is there any reason why is it named "ratri" which means "Nights", and the significance of the number nine? ...
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In North-East India, in the Shakta tradition, what days of the week is the fast for the Devi-bhaktas?
Hopefully this isn't a duplicate of this question : Why each day of the week is dedicated to a particular god?
Because I'm asking the vrat-din of specific Shakta tradition in specific region of India (...
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Which texts contain the following verses regarding the arrival and departure of goddess Durgā during Navarātris on different Vāhanas?
As per this blog , we have the following verses in reference to the Vāhana (vehicle - mount) of goddess Durgā on which she’s said to arrive and depart during the Navarātris.
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शशिसूर्ये गजारूढ़ा...
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What is the source of the Navadurga Stotram and Stuti?
The Navadurga stotram comprises of nine/ten verses, with each verse describing one aspect of the nine-formed goddess.
Quoting from the document hosted by Sanskritdocuments
नवदुर्गास्तोत्रम्
। देवी ...
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Scriptural reference for Navadurga
Navarātri is popularly considered to be 9 days dedicated to the worship of Navadurgā i.e 9 forms of Bhagavatī Durgā. However the Devi-Bhāgavata Purāna, which describes the procedure of Navarātri vrata,...
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Is there any Vedic reference of Lord Shiva or Lord Rudra worshipping Maa Siddhidatri to attain Siddhis?
Here is what I found on Wikipedia:
Siddhidhatri is the ninth form of the Goddess Durga or Parvati, the
meaning of her name is as follows: Siddhi means supernatural power or
meditative ability, and ...
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Form of Devi attached to Ardhanarishwera form of Shiva
As per this video, Devi Siddhidatri, 9th form of Goddess Durga is attached to Ardhanarishwera form of Shiva. Is it correct? If not, then which form of devi Durga is she? Looking for scriptural ...
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The eighteen faced goddess
I was drawing a comparison between a local goddess from Kullu in Himalaya, one from mainstream Hinduism. Could you help me with it? Here's the information the temple priest gave me, and here I quote,
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How Nava-Durga correspond to NavaGraha?
I have read somewhere that each NavaGraha is presided by a Durga. I want to know which Devi presides over which planet.
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Who was the Rishi Katyayan who became father of Goddess Katyayini?
In the Nava-Durga the sixth form is of Goddess Katyayini & I have heard that Goddess Durga became the daughter of Rishi Katyayan that is why she was given this name. I want to know who the rishi ...
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Is there a mention of Nava-Durga in Vedic scriptures?
The Wikipedia page on Ma Katyayini mentions:
She is first mentioned in the Taittiriya Aranyaka part of the Yajurveda. Skanda Purana mentions her being created out of the spontaneous anger of Gods, ...
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Is there a connection between the Navadurga and the Dashmahavidya?
Navratri festival is going on and we are told about the nine forms of the Goddess also called Nava-Durga that are worshipped in these 9 days. However, I just recently came to know that some people ...
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