Navratri Durga Ashtami today, Day 8: Mahagauri ends suffering of her devotees, check Kanya Puja timings
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On the eighth day of Navratri, devotees worship the Mahagauri form of Goddess Durga.
New Delhi: The 9-day long auspicious festival of Chaitra Navratri began this year on April 2 and today happens to be Durga Ashtami puja. On this day, the 8th avatar of Durga Maa - Mahagauri is prayed to by ardent Devi followers. Different forms of Nav Durga are prayed to during the nine days of festivity.
Chaitra Navratri will end on Ram Navami, April 10, 2022.
On the eighth day of Navratri, devotees worship the Mahagauri form of Goddess Durga. She is an avatar of Devi Parvati, the divine consort of Lord Shiva. Unlike Kalratri, who is ferocious, Maha Gauri is calm and compassionate. She is depicted in white clothes and mounted on a bull. It is believed that anyone who worships the goddess gets relief from all the sufferings in life.
The goddess in this avatar has four hands, and her right arm is in the pose of allaying fear while her right lower hand holds a trident in it. In her left upper arm, Mahagauri holds a tambourine (damaru) and the lower one is in the form of a blessing. She is mounted on a bull, lion or tiger.
The hands can be seen holding a trident, lotus, and drum, while the fourth is in a blessing gesture. The lotus is sometimes replaced with a rosary. She rides a white bull and is seen wearing white clothes.
