Mata Rani Navroop

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Maa Shailputri: Navratri commences with the first night devoted to a puja for Shailputri, the daughter of Himavan. Her two hands, display a trident and a lotus. She is mounted upon a bull (also Lord Shiva's vehicle).

Maa Shailputri

Brahmacharini: One hand holds a water pot and the other a rosary. She personifies love and loyalty.

Maa Brahmacharini

Maa Chandraghanta: Worshipped on the third night this Durga-Shakti is astride a tiger, displays a golden hue to her skin, possesses ten hands and three eyes. Eight of her hands display weapons while the remaining two are respectively in the mudras or gestures of boon-giving and stopping harm.

Maa Chandraghanta

Maa Kushmanda: The fourth night begins the worship of Kushmanda, possessed of eight arms, holding weapons and a maalaa or rosary. Her mount is a tiger and she emanates a solar-like aura.

Maa Kushmanda

Maa Skandamata: Using a lion as a vehicle she holds her son, Skanda, in her lap while displaying three eyes and fours: Two hands hold lotuses while the other two hands respectively display defending and granting gestures.

Maa Skandamata

Maa Katyayani: Daughter of the sage Katya, this sixth shakti is also astride a lion with three eyes and eight arms clasping battle implements. Her complexion is golden coloured.

Maa Katyayani

Maa Kaalratri: Black skin with bountiful hair and four hands: two hands are clutching a cleaver and a torch, while the remaining to are in the mudras of giving and protecting. Her vahana (vehicle) is a faithful donkey.

Maa Kaalratri

Maa Mahagauri: Four arms with the fairest complexion of all the Durga-Shaktis. Peace and compassion radiate from her being and she is often dressed in a white or green sari. She holds a drum and a trident and is often depicted riding a bull (Lord Shiva's vahana).

Maa Mahagauri

Maa Siddhidatri: Ensconced upon a lotus, most commonly, with four arms, and is the possessor of twenty-six different wishes to grant her worshipers.

Maa Siddhidatri

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