Navratri - 03 : Maa Chandraghanta | Puja Mantras, Story, Dedicated color, Name Meaning, Depiction and symbolism, Importance in Navratri and many more
The name of the third power of Maa Durga is Chandraghanta. The worship of the third day is of utmost importance in Navratri worship and on this day their deity is worshipped. Name meaning Her forehead is bedecked with the crescent moon (Hindi: Chandra) resembling the shape of a temple bell (Hindi: ghantaa). Identification She is known as Chandraghanta Devi because of the crescent-shaped hourmark on her head. She has three eyes, 10 hands, and she is holding weapons. She travels on the lion. She's always prepared for battle. She had ten arms and a golden complexion in this form. She possessed the following weapons in nine of her arms: a trident, mace, arrow, bow, sword, lotus, goad, bell, and a kamandalu (water pot). With her tenth hand, she bestowed blessings on her followers. She travels in a lion. This passage illustrates how Adi Shakti may be crue...