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Maa Shailputri is the first form of the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. She is worshipped on the first day of Navratri, October 3, and is associated with the color yellow. She is depicted riding a bull and holding a trident and a lotus flower.
Maa Brahmacharini is the second form of the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. She is worshipped on the second day of Navratri, October 4, and is associated with the color green. She is depicted walking bare feet and is believed to have spent 1000 years in severe penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband.
Maa Kushmanda is the fourth form of the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. She is worshipped on the fourth day of Navratri, October 6, and is associated with the color orange. She is believed to be the creator of the universe and is depicted with eight arms holding various objects like a lotus, arrow, mace, and nectar jar.
Maa Skandamata is the fifth form of the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. She is worshipped on the fifth day of Navratri, October 7, and is associated with the color white. She is depicted mounting a ferocious lion while carrying Lord Murugan on her lap.
Maa Katyayani is the sixth form of the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. She is worshipped on the sixth day of Navratri, October 8, and is associated with the color red. She is depicted as one of the most violent forms of Goddess Parvati, taking this form to destroy demon Mahishasura.
Maa Kalaratri is the seventh form of the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. She is worshipped on the seventh day of Navratri, October 9, and is associated with the color blue. She is depicted as the fiercest and most ferocious form of Goddess Parvati, shedding her golden skin to defeat demons Shumbha and Nishumbha.
Maa Mahagauri is the eighth form of the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. She is worshipped on the eighth day of Navratri, October 10, and is associated with the color pink or light brown. She is depicted as extremely beautiful and fair-complexioned, known for her extreme beauty at the age of sixteen.
Maa Siddhidatri is the ninth form of the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. She is worshipped on the ninth day of Navratri, October 11, and is associated with no specific color. She is believed to have appeared from the left half of Lord Shiva and is the supreme goddess of power, granting all sorts of siddhis (perfections) to her devotees.
Each day of Navratri is dedicated to one of these avatars, each representing a distinct characteristic of Goddess Durga.
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