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  2. Navaratri - Wikipedia

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    On the eighth day, a "Yajna" or "Hom" is performed in the name of Goddess Durga. On the ninth day, the Ghat puja is performed and the Ghat is dismantled after taking off the sprouted leaves of the grains. [citation needed] The Goddess Lalita is worshiped on the fifth day of the festival. [78] On the ninth day of the festival, men participate in ...

  3. Siddhidhatri - Wikipedia

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    Siddhidhatri or Siddhidatri is the ninth and final among the Navadurga (nine forms) aspects of the Hindu mother goddess Mahadevi. The meaning of her name is as follows: Siddhi means supernatural power or meditative ability, and Dhatri means giver or bestower.

  4. Navadurga - Wikipedia

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    "Navratri 2021: What are the nine forms of Maa Durga and the special prasad offered to them". The Times of India. 7 October 2021; Ramachandran, Nalini (2020). Nava Durga: The Nine Forms of the Goddess. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-93-5305-981-1. Amazzone, Laura (2010). Goddess Durga and Sacred Female Power.

  5. Kanya Puja - Wikipedia

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    Kanyā Pūjā or Kumārī Pūjā, is a Hindu holy ritual, carried out especially on the Ashtami (eighth day) and Navami (ninth day) of the Navaratri festival. [1] The ceremony primarily involves the worship of nine girls, representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga ( Navadurga ). [ 2 ]

  6. Ayudha Puja - Wikipedia

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    On the ninth day (Navami day), Saraswati puja is performed when special prayers are offered to the goddess Saraswati. Books and musical instruments are placed in the puja pedestal and worshipped. Tools are placed for the Ayudha puja. Vehicles are washed and decorated, and puja performed for them on this occasion.

  7. Vardayini Mata Temple - Wikipedia

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    Rupal village celebrates a unique festival on the ninth day of the great Navratri festival (Indian Festival of Praying to 9 different Goddesses and Dandiya Dance). On the night of the ninth day, a "Rath" of Mata Vardayini is taken out from the middle of the village and brought to the main temple.

  8. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    The festival is celebrated mostly on 14 January of the Gregorian calendar as the sun enters capricorn on this day. Vasant Panchami: Goddess Saraswati dressed in yellow sari on Vasant Panchami, Kolkata. She sits in a swing, holding a Veena, with books in one corner: Fifth day of the waxing moon of Magh (Hindu calendar)

  9. Kushmanda - Wikipedia

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    Kushmanda is a Hindu goddess, credited with creating the world with her divine laughter. Followers of the Kalikula tradition believe her to be the fourth aspect in Navadurga forms of Mahadevi. Her name signals her main role: Ku means "a little", Ushma means "warmth" or "energy" and Anda means "cosmic egg".