Category: Festivals

Artwork copyright of Ankur Chaudhary/The Fourth Face The sixth day of Sharadiya Navratri is dedicated to Maa Katyayani.  Significance: In this form, She is the partial expansion that took birth in Sage Katya's home and gets her energy from trinity and demi Gods.  She is the creative force of nature and the force behind the… Continue reading Shashthi – Maa Katyayani

Artwork copyright of Ankur Chaudhary/The Fourth Face The fifth day of Sharadiya Navratri is dedicated to Maa Skandamata.  Significance: In this form, She is the embodiment of Mother to Skanda or Kartikeya. Colour: Imbibe the colour Green on this day to celebrate the sense of tranquillity, prosperity, fertility, and growth. Mantra: या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मातृ… Continue reading Panchami – Maa Skandamata

Artwork copyright of Ankur Chaudhary/The Fourth Face The fourth day of Sharadiya Navratri is dedicated to Maa Kushmanda.  Significance: In this form, She creates the universe by liberating her power to Lord Sun in the form of light laughter. Colour: Imbibe the colour Yellow on this day to celebrate the sense of mirth and enlightenment.… Continue reading Chaturthi – Maa Kushmanda

Artwork copyright of Ankur Chaudhary/The Fourth Face The third day of Sharadiya Navratri is dedicated to Maa Chandraghanta.  Significance: She is known as Chandraghanta or Chandra-Khanda because of the semi-circular moon (Chandra) that appears like a bell (Ghanta) on her forehead.  As she is ever ready to fight battles, similarly she is quick to remove… Continue reading Tritiya – Maa Chandraghanta

Artwork copyright of Ankur Chaudhary/The Fourth Face The second day of Sharadiya Navratri is dedicated to Maa Brahmachari.  Significance: She is the Devi Yogini and Devi Tapasvini before marriage and an embodiment of the female energy. Colour: Imbibe the colour Red on this day to celebrate the sense of courage and passion. Mantra: या देवी… Continue reading Dwitiya – Maa Brahmachari

Artwork copyright of Ankur Chaudhary/The Fourth Face The first day of Sharadiya Navratri is dedicated to Maa Shailputri.  Significance: She takes birth as the daughter of the Great Himalayas. She is the goddess of nature in which she exhorts mankind to maintain the natural balance and live in harmony. All the energies of world converge into… Continue reading Ekadashi – Maa Shailputri