Guest guest Posted October 7, 2002 Report Share Posted October 7, 2002 Ma Durga is never seen as Mahakali who was summoned to destroy Madhu and Kaitabha. It was when Raktabeeja was on the battlefield that she summoned Kali within Her. And she manifested as Kali to devour every drop of blood from Raktabeeja. Do not give wrong information please. With due respect to blessingsonthenet.com --- "Blessings onthenet.com" <blessnetindia wrote: > > The festival of Navratri is dedicated to the divine > manifestations of Goddess Durga. Beginning with the > new moon in the month of Ashwin, the festival > consists of fasts and worship of the nine aspects of > Goddess Durga. Known by more than a thousand > epithets, Durga is sometimes worshipped as Mahakali > for annihilating the demons, Madhu and Kaitabha, > sometimes she is propitiated as Chamunda for killing > the demons Chunda and Munda and at times as Nanda > for predicting the death of Kansa at the hands of > Krishna. Whatever the epithet maybe, we venerate > Durga for being the Goddess of power and wisdom. > The festival of Navratri culminates in Mahanavami. > On this day Kanya Puja is performed. Nine young > girls representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga > are worshipped. Their feet are washed as a mark of > respect for the Goddess and then they are offered > new clothes as gifts by the worshipper. This ritual > is performed in most parts of the country. > Another important ritual of this festival is Shastra > > Ayudhi Puja wherein the most important article of > the household is worshipped. In earlier days, the > soldiers used to worship their weapons on this day. > This pooja is performed on the Dussehra day. On this > day, the Goddess of Learning, music and arts is > invoked.To Know More Visit > http://www.blessingsonthenet.com/temple/titledesch.asp?code=F0736&serialno=3# > > Nora <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: Om > Sarva Mangal Mangalya, > > Shive Sarvaarth Sadhike > > Sharanye Trayambake Gauri > > Narayani Namostute > > > > O Shive ! O Goddess ensuring welfare of her devotees > and fulfilling > their wishes. > O Trayambake Gauri ! > I seek refuge in thee and bow to your infinite Glory > > > > shakti_sadhnaa > > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > Get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your > needs. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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