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Durga Roopa - Maa Ganga In Hinduism, the river Ganga is considered sacred and is personified as the goddess Ganga. She is worshiped by Hindus who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates Moksha (liberation from the cycle of life and death) and that the water of the Ganges is considered very pure. Tune in to the stories of Maa Ganga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Durga Roopa - Maa Radha Maa Radha is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna and resides with him in their eternal abode Goloka dham. She is the personification of pure devotional service unto Shri Krishna. She is thought of as the supreme Goddess in her own right and is celebrated on the festive day of Radhashtami. Tune in to know the tales of Maa Radha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saptam Durga Avatar - Maa Kaalratri Maa Kaalratri is the seventh incarnation of Maa Durga. Legend says that she sacrificed her skin color and embraced a dark complexion to kill demons. She is a four-armed deity who rides a donkey, and carries a sword, and is a trident. She has a third eye on her forehead that is believed to contain the entire universe. Tune in to listen to the legends of Maa Kaalratri. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shashtha Durga Avatar - Maa Katyayani Also known as the warrior goddess, Katyayani is considered as one of the most violent forms of Goddess Parvati. She has four arms and carrying a sword. She is the daughter of Sage Katyayan and rides on a lion. Tune in to the stories of Maa Katyayani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pancham Durga Avtaar - Maa Skandmata Goddess Skandmata who is worshipped on the fifth day is also known as Panchami. Skandmata is a four-armed deity, who carries a lotus in two of her arms with a sacred Kamandalu and a bell in the other two. Tune in to listen about the legends of Maa Skandmata. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fourth Durga Avatar - Maa Kushmanda Goddess Kushmanda possesses the power to live inside the blazing sun, hence the name Kushmanda. Having a luminous body as that of the sun, she is credited to create a world with her divine and radiant smile. She is also known as Ashtabhuja Devi. Tune in to know how she got the name Ashtabhuja, why do people worship her, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Triteeya Durga Avtaar - Maa Chandraghanta Goddess Chandraghanta wears a half-moon shaped like a bell on her forehead, which describes the etymology of her name. She adorned her forehead with the half-moon after marrying Lord Shiva. She carries Trishul, Gada, sword, and Kamadalu in her four left hands while her fifth hand is in Varadamudra. Tune in to know more about Maa Chandragatha’s tales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dviteeya Durga Avtaar - Maa Brahmacharini Goddess Brahmacharini is the goddess of austerity and penance as her name Brahmacharini represents the female who practices Brahmacharya (renunciation from worldly pleasures). She walks on bare feet, carrying a Japa mala in her right hand and kamandalu in her left hand. Tune in to know the legend of Maa Brahmacharini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pratham Durga Avtaar - Maa Shailputri Goddess Shailputri is the first incarnation of Goddess Durga. She is seen with a Trishul in one hand and a lotus in the other and rides a bull called Nandi. Goddess Parvati was born as the daughter of Himalaya and in Sanskrit, Shail means the mountain, thus she is known as Shailputri. Tune in to know the legend of Maa Shailputri. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maa Durga ka Swaroop In this episode, we learn about the different forms of Maa Durga and how she protected everyone from the demon Durgamasur’s torture. इस कड़ी में, हम माँ दुर्गा के विभिन्न रूपों के बारे में जानेंगे और कैसे उन्होंने राक्षस दुर्गमासुर की यातना से सभी की रक्षा की। Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#16 Durga Roopa - Maa Sita Sita is the central female character and one of the central figures in Ramayana. She is described as the daughter of the earth goddess, Bhumi, and the adopted daughter of King of Janaka and his wife, Queen Sunaina. Tune in to hear the tales of Maa Sita. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

दुर्गा रूप - माँ पार्वती Parvati or Gauri is the Hindu goddess of fertility, love, beauty, marriage, children, and devotion; as well as of divine strength and power. Known by many other names, she is the gentle and nurturing aspect of the Supreme Hindu goddess Shivasakthi. She is the Mother Goddess in Hinduism and has many attributes and aspects. Tune in to listen to stories of Maa Parvati. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Durga Roopa - Maa Gayatri Gayatri is the personified form of popular Gayatri Mantra, a hymn from Vedic texts. Gayatri is often associated with Savitr, a solar deity in the Vedas. Tune in to the legends of Maa Gayatri. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Durga Roopa - Maa Saraswati Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, and learning. She is a part of the tridevi - Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Parvati. Tune in to the legends of Maa Saraswati. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Durga Roopa - Maa Lakshmi Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, good fortune, prosperity, and beauty. She is the wife of Vishnu and one of the prime goddesses of Hinduism. Tune in to know the legends of Maa Lakshmi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Durga Roopa - Maa Kaali Maa Kaali’s name derives from the Sanskrit meaning ‘she who is black’ or ‘she who is death’, but she is also known as Chaturbhuja Kali. As an embodiment of time Kali devours all things, she is irresistibly attractive to mortals and gods, and can also represent the benevolence of a mother goddess. Tune in to hear stories of Maa Kaali. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navam Durga Avatar - Maa Siddhidatri Goddess Siddhidatri possesses natural healing powers. She sits in a blissfully happy and enchanting pose. She either journeys on a lotus or a tiger or lion. She is seen holding a Gada, chakra, lotus flower and a shankha in each of her four arms. Tune in to listen to the legends of Maa Siddhidatri. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashtam Durga Avatar - Maa Mahagauri Mahagauri is the eighth form of Goddess Durga and is regarded as the most graceful form among the navaforms. Her beauty glows like pearl purity. Being the Goddess of purity, cleanliness, endurance, and peace, her worshipper's flaws and mistakes are burnt to ashes. Mahagauri has four arms. She keeps her right hand in the pose of alleviating suffering and trident in the lower right hand. Tune in to listen to the legends of Maa Mahagauri. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices