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Good Wishes on Devi Navaratri - Significance of Avatars of Maa Durga, and List Navratri Days 2023


🌹. Devi Navaratri Good Wishes to All 🌹


🙏. Prasad Bharadhwaj.


On the auspicious occasion during Devi Navratri, nine forms of Goddess Maa Durga - Shailputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skanda Mata, Katyayani, Kalratri, Maha Gauri and Siddhidatri are worshipped by the devotees. Devi Navratri festival will start from Monday, 15th October 2023 and will be celebrated till 24th October 2023.


The devotees worship these nine incarnations of goddess Durga till nine days to get blessing of Maa Durga. It is believed that People who worship Maa Bhagwati, do fasting and chanting mantras during Navratri will be blessed with prosperity, health and wisdom in their life. Jaagran has also been made by the devotees during navratri nights.


Navratri celebration and worshipping style is different in every state of India but the devotion is same for Navratri festival. It is celebrated widely in every part of India with great enthusiasm with a different name of Goddess, like in Gujarat devotees worship as Goddess Jagdamba while in West Bengal it is named as Durga Puja. In Kolkata people erected huge Pandals at various places for Durga Puja and set up great idols of Mata Durga for worship. In Gujarat, Dandiya and Garba are the two popular dance forms which are performed by the people during Navratri festival.



🌹 List of Navratri Days 2023 & Various Forms of Goddess Durga 🌹


This year, Navratri starts on 15th October. On each day of Navratri, it is believed that a different form of Maa Durga is worshipped. Each of her forms has various traits and influences. Various Avatars of Goddess Durga on each day of Navratri are as follows:



🍀 Day - Dates for Navratri 2023 - Avatars of Maa Durga - Significance 🍀


1) October 15 - Shailputri - Represents Mother Nature


2) October 16 - Brahmacharini - Penance & Good- Conduct


3) October 17 - Chandraghanta - Peace & Goodness


4) October 18 - Kushmanda - Empowerment


5) October 19 - Skandmata - Salvation & Prosperity


6) October 20 - Katyayani - Fierceness


7) October 21 - Kaalratri - Eliminator of Fears & Suffering


8) October 22 - Mahagauri - Purity, Serenity & Tranquility


9) October 23 - Siddhidatri - Provider of Siddhi (accomplishments)


10) October 24 - Dasara - Conclusion of nine days and kanya puja


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