Mother Goddess

All the forms and personalities of the Mother Goddess.

Mahagauri Mata

On the 8th day of Navratri, the Maha Ashtami of Durga, Her 8th manifestation appears, Mahagauri Ma. Yesterday, Her color was midnight black, today She is effulgent white, as Her name suggests. Gauri means “white.” “Austerities” […]

Kalratri Ma

On the 7th day of Navratri, the 7th day of the Moon, we invoke the 7th of Durga Ma’s manifestations, certainly Her most frightening, Kalratri Ma. Her image alone is unsettling – while most of Durga’s […]

Saraswati Avahan

Saraswati Avahan I didn’t mention this in the below post on Katyayani Ma, but on the sixth night of Navratri also begins the worship of Saraswati, also known as Vagdevi (Vak + Devi), Goddess of Speech, […]

Katyayani Mata

On the 6th day of Navratri, we invoke and worship Katyayani Mata, the 6th manifestation of Durga. This is an especially powerful day, Thursday, Guruvar, in 2013, as Katyayani Mata rules Jupiter. It was the great […]