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...
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Legend is that Goddess Durga created the universe with a "little
egg", i.e. “Ku + Ushma + Anda = “Little + Energy + egg" , means the
one who create the universe as “Little Cosmic Egg” with the energy of Her
divine smile is called “Kushmanda”.............. Secondly, as She liked the
sacrifice of pumpkin (Sanskrit, कूष्माण्ड, pumpkin, பரங்கிக்காய்) so She is known
by the name Kushmanda.......... Thirdly, Kushmanda is also known as
“Ashtabhuja” as she is often depicted as having eight arms. In her seven hands she
holds kamandalu, bow, arrow, lotus, a jar of nectar, discus and mace. In Her
eighth hand She holds a rosary capable of giving Ashta Siddhis and Nava
Niddhis, also riding a lion which represents “Dharma”....... During Navaratri
devotees take bathe in Durga Kund and worship Goddess Kushmanda Durga Devi Who
washes away all sins accumulated over entire life time! Particulary the fourth
day Durga Puja belongs to Goddess Kushmanda who eliminates ailments and sorrows
and bestowes longevity, name, strength and health.........
Kushmanda Durga Temple in Varanasi was built in 1780 by Ahilya Bai holker and this temple is also locally called as "Monkey temple" because of the presence of large number of monkeys around the temple!....... According to legend, the present statue of Goddess Durga was not made by man but appeared on its own in the temple (swayambu). The temple has multi-tiered spires and is stained red with ochre, representing the red colour of Durga. Built by a Bengali Maharani, the architecture is of Nagara Style, which is typical of North India. Thousands of Hindu devotees visit the Durga temple during Navaratri and other auspicious occasions.......... The temple has a rectangular tank of water called the Durga Kund. The Kund was initially connected directly to the river thus the water was automatically replenished. This channel was later closed, locking off the water supply, which is now replenished only by rain or drainage from the Temple. Every year on the occasion of Naga Panchami, the act of depicting Lord Vishnu reclining on the coiled-up mystical snake or "Shesha" is recreated in the Kund.......Inside the temple, besides Swayambu Durga amman, Bairavar, Saraswathy, Lakshmi, and Vishnu are enshrined. Outside the temple premises one can have the darshan of Lord Sankata Vimochana Hanuman.
Kushmanda Durga Temple in Varanasi was built in 1780 by Ahilya Bai holker and this temple is also locally called as "Monkey temple" because of the presence of large number of monkeys around the temple!....... According to legend, the present statue of Goddess Durga was not made by man but appeared on its own in the temple (swayambu). The temple has multi-tiered spires and is stained red with ochre, representing the red colour of Durga. Built by a Bengali Maharani, the architecture is of Nagara Style, which is typical of North India. Thousands of Hindu devotees visit the Durga temple during Navaratri and other auspicious occasions.......... The temple has a rectangular tank of water called the Durga Kund. The Kund was initially connected directly to the river thus the water was automatically replenished. This channel was later closed, locking off the water supply, which is now replenished only by rain or drainage from the Temple. Every year on the occasion of Naga Panchami, the act of depicting Lord Vishnu reclining on the coiled-up mystical snake or "Shesha" is recreated in the Kund.......Inside the temple, besides Swayambu Durga amman, Bairavar, Saraswathy, Lakshmi, and Vishnu are enshrined. Outside the temple premises one can have the darshan of Lord Sankata Vimochana Hanuman.
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