Navratri Day 7th Goddess Kalratri On the seventh day of Navratri celebrations, Goddess Kalratri is worshipped. Her body is black in colour just like darkness and she has three eyes which are round shaped just like the universe. Though her appearance is fearsome but she is very auspicious. She is also considered to be very powerful. In India Kalratri Temple in Varanasi is dedicated to her. This temple is one of the Shakti peets of Varanasi. Goddess Kalratri rules Planet Rahu. The goddess has four arms and she rides on a gadarbh with donkey being her procession. Kalratri goddess has killed demons Shumbh and Nishumbh. She has 3 eyes and she exhales fire flames through her nose. Her upper right hand grants blessings and lower right hand grants protection. In her upper left hand she holds an iron thorn and her lower left hand has a dagger. Goddess Kalratri also wears a bead that glows like fire of electric power. She destroys evil and her devotees need not fear anything.Kal...
The story of Samudra Manthan, or the churning of the ocean, is an age-old tale from the Puranas (Ancient Hindu texts), where the ocean was churned in order to bring back Devi Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. During this process, fourteen precious things were born; one of these fourteen precious things was Lord Vishwakarma. In the month of September, Hindus all over the country and the world observe a day in honour of Lord Vishwakarma. This day is known as Vishwakarma Puja or Vishwakarma Jayanti. He is also known as Swayambhu, that is, the creator of the world and has been hailed as the divine architect in religious scriptures like the Rig Veda. When Krishna decided he would set up his kingdom in Dwarka, Lord Vishwakarma was called upon for the task.
As per the scriptures, it took only one day for lord Vishwakarma to build the city of Dwarka and have it ready for Krishna, such is his magnificent power. Even today, on this auspicious day of Vishwakarma Puja, anyone whose profession includes using machines, worships him and refrains from using their tools for that day. An idol or a picture of the Lord is placed on a pedestal and is worshipped. Even in this modern age, Lord Vishwakarma remains relevant, so much so that even people who work with new age machines or computers also observe this day and refrain from working.
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