Maharnavami : The 9th Day in Dasara

Maharnavami is the 9th day in the festival days of Dasara. This day along with Durgashtami and Vijayadasami are considered to be the most auspicious and most of the Dasara activities and special puja's are done.

Durgashtami

Durgashtami is the 8th day in the Dasara/Dushera festival.

Durga Devi is believed to be the one Goddess who always stands for the Good and kills that bad and the forces causing the evil in the society.

Godess Parvathi : Second Day Avatar in Dasara

The second day of Dasara festival is dedicated to Godess Parvathi Devi. Mata Parvathi is the wife of Lord Shiva, the creator of this Universe according to the HINDU religion.

Godess Parvathi is also called of great importance in the culture and tradition of the Hindu religion. She is also called as the Ardhangini and which later is used in the day to day life while the relation between and husband and wife is described.

Parvathi Devi is so called because Lord Shiva has given half of his body to Parvathi and Parvathi Devi thus became the most powerful and the Goddess to be pleased for ones wishes to succeed.

Lord Shiva and Parvathi have two children namely Lord Vinayaka or Lord Ganesha also called by so many other names and Lord Kumara Swamy.

Recently we have celebrated the Vinayaka chavithi.

Sri Balatripura Sundari Devi : The first avataram in Dassara

Today is the first day of the 9day Dasara/Dusherra festival.

Each day is dedicated to a Goddess. This day the goddess is prayed and all the devotees make special poojas for that particular avatar.

The first day of the Dasara festival is dedicated to

Sri Balatripura sundari Devi. She is one of the avataras of Durga Devi.

This year in 2009 her avataram is on 19-Sep-2009