Dussehra for south Indians settled in Odisha’s Berhampur is synonymous with Bommala Koluvu festival. It is a quaint custom of arranging an array of dolls in elaborate themes. We can say it is a Telugu way of celebrating Dussehra.
Kumari Pujan is an important ritual celebrated on the occasion of Maha Navmi in the state of Odisha where nine young, beautiful girls are worshipped. These girls are believed to be incarnations of Goddess Durga.
Situated near Dolabandha in Parlakhemundi, the temple remains closed for rest of the year.
To avail the blessings from the Goddess' feet, we have to worship her regularly and constantly. Remembrance, meditation and worship of Maa Bhagwati can make us realize the vanity of this world and lead us to the ultimate peaceful abode of reality.
Prof Mithilesh Gautam had put up a social media post where he shared that women should not keep fast for nine days during Navratri, instead they should read the Constitution.
Devotees in Surat, Gujarat play ‘Dandiya’ in swimming pool as they celebrate Navratri. A group of men, women and children can be seen dancing and enjoying the 7th day of Navratri in a unique way.
Mahagauri is the eighth and the most beautiful form of goddess Durga and is worshiped on the eighth day of Navratri.
Wearing traditional outfits, the star cricketers, who are generally seen in cricketing gears on the field, enthralled the fans by performing garba.
A video grab of the incident, which took place on Saturday night during Kejriwal's visit to the Navratri event, showed the bottle thrown towards AAP national convener Kejriwal from behind as he walked waving at the participants.
Locals claimed that the assailants may be youths living in the vicinity, while the police ruled out the possibility of a gang war and suspect it to be vendetta for some previous enmity.
Thousands of devotees were seen playing Garba in Vadodara Navratri Festival in Gujarat.
He imitates actors like Hrithik Roshan, Ajay Devgn, Aamir Khan, Pankaj Tripathi, Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Emraan Hashmi, Abhishek Bachchan and superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
Maa Katyayani is the unfailing fruitfulness. Brajgopis used to worship Maa Katyayani on the banks of the Yamuna to get Lord Krishna as their husband.
The garlands and bouquets were also made from the currency notes of various denominations and colors.
She is also known as Goddess Padmasana as she is seated on a lotus. The word ‘Skanda’ is also associated with the god Kartikeya, and Mata means a mother.
Maa Kushmanda is believed to be a form of Shakti and is considered the creator of the universe, which is called Brahmanda (ब्रह्माण्ड) in Sanskrit, by just flashing a little bit of her smile.
The uniqueness of this shrine is that the lower part of pestle made of unknown metal is worshiped as the Goddess Kanta Devi.
The word Bramhacharini also signifies Tapacharini, one who follows austerities or penances.
Since she has a Chandra or half moon, in the shape of a Ghanta (bell), on her forehead, she is addressed as Chandraghanta
Going by the Skanda Purana, the Biraja temple observes the annual Rath yatra during the Durga Puja as Devi Durga is the presiding deity of the temple and is worshipped as Maa Biraja.