Navadurga.

Nine forms celebrated in a familiar Navaratri sequence.

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Characters & Cosmic Entities

Navadurga form named for Katyayana

Navadurga form named for Katyayana; related accounts connect her with divine protection.

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Navadurga form emphasizing radiant purity

Navadurga form emphasizing radiant purity.

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Navadurga form represented as mother of Skanda

Navadurga form represented as mother of Skanda.

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Navadurga form associated in devotional accounts with cosmic creation

Navadurga form associated in devotional accounts with cosmic creation.

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Navadurga form associated with bestowing spiritual attainments

Navadurga form associated with bestowing spiritual attainments.

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Navadurga ascetic form associated with the goddess's austerities

Navadurga ascetic form associated with the goddess's austerities.

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Mountain-born Navadurga form associated with Parvati

Mountain-born Navadurga form associated with Parvati.

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Navadurga form marked by a bell-shaped crescent

Navadurga form marked by a bell-shaped crescent.

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Dark and fierce Navadurga form

Dark and fierce Navadurga form; overlapping names require context.

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