Durga

Durga puja or Navratri celebrates the Devi for nine days. Every day a different form of Devi is worshipped and these forms represent life. In this popular set of articles, read about the nine aspects of Durga. Know how the Puja rituals symbolize our journey and how the mother divine is behind all creation. Each festivity during Navratri has a special significance and implies the cyclical nature of existence. Know how the diversity across the legend of Navratri celebrations complements yet contradicts each other. Like where Devi is shown as a merciless armed heroic woman who slays Mahishasura but also is a nourisher of life and protects her children from evil. Unravel how different parts of India celebrate the festival in their unique ways.