On the first day of Chaitra Navratri on Sunday, devotees were seen lining up in front of temples in large numbers in Delhi including the iconic Jhandewalan temple where Goddess Durga was worshipped as Mata Shailputri.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Yadav for "insulting Sanatana Dharma".
“Devi Durga is an imaginary character of a story. She has no existence. She is a part of a fabricated story and has no truth,” Singh said while claiming that Mahisasur was his ancestor.
On the occasion of Vijay Dashmi, women bid farewell to Goddess Durga with a ritual known as 'Sindoor Khela' in Sainthia of Birbhum district on Tuesday.
According to Hindu mythology, god and goddesses are believed to appear on earth in the form of many deities and goddesses and Durga is one form of the Supreme.
The Dasa Mahavidya are ten Hindu Goddesses, namely – Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Chhinnamasta, Bhairavi, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala. Each Mahavidya is a form of the Adi Shakti.
The name Brahmacharini derives from two words ‘Brahma’ which means penance and ‘charini’ which means the person who performs the penance.
This year's Navratri festival is starting from the 2nd of April till the 11th of April. The festival is celebrated differently across India for different reasons by worshiping the nine incarnations of Goddess Durga.
Police said that the sculpture of godddess Durga dates back roughly to 7th-8th AD.
As you all prepare to wish each other Subho Bijoya, here’s a compilation of Subho Bijoya quotes and wishes that you can share over social media to your friends, family and loved ones this Vijaya Dashami.
