Goddess Durga The Most Powerful Deity

1. Goddess Durga also called Ambe Maa (mother), Goddess Ambika and Goddess Parvati is the Supreme Goddess of Hinduism and popularly worshipped as Mother.

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2. The Rig Veda written around 1500 BCE has the hymns dedicated to the Goddess. Markandeya Purana has Devi Mahatmya which emphasizes the deity as the primordial creator of the Universe.

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3. The Goddess is called so because the deity is 'Invincible' , 'Unassailable'. The Goddess has killed more than hundreds of millions of demons and protects devotees as a mother including Mahishasura, Raktabeeja, Durgamasura.

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4.The devotees of the Goddess are blessed with tranquility, protection, strength, prosperity and salvation.

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5. The festival celebrating the revered Goddess is Durga Puja or Navratri according to different customs and rituals of worshipping the deity. This festival is celebrated in the month of ' 'Sharada' usually falling around mid September to mid November.

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