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Third day of Navratri: Know all about Maa Chandraghanta, third form amongst Navdurga

On The Third Day Of Chaitra Navaratri, Maa Chandraghanta Is Worshipped By The Devotees. It Will Be Celebrated On March 30, Thursday.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Ranpreet Kaur | Updated on: 30 Mar 2017, 07:36:45 AM
Third day of Navratri: Know all about Maa Chandraghanta

New Delhi:

On the third day of Chaitra Navaratri, Maa Chandraghanta is worshiped by the devotees. It will be celebrated on March 30, Thursday. Her name Chandra-Ghanta, means "one who has a half-moon shaped like a bell". It is believed that she rewards people with her grace, bravery, courage and end their sufferings and distresses.

She is the married form the Goddess Parvati. After getting married to Lord Shiva Goddess Mahagauri started adorning her forehead with half Chandra and due to which Goddess Parvati was known as Goddess Chandraghanta.

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This form of Goddess Parvati is peaceful and for welfare of her devotees. In this form Goddess Chandraghanta is ready for the war with all her weapons. It is believed that the sound of the moon-bell on her forehead expel all type of spirits away from her devotees.

Goddess Chandraghanta mounts on the tigress. She wears the semi-circular moon (Chandra) on her forehead. The half-moon on her forehead looks like the bell (Ghanta) and because of that she is known as Chandra-Ghanta.

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She is depicted with ten hands and carries Trishul, Gada, Sword and Kamandal in her four left hands and keeps the fifth left hand in Varada Mudra. Devotees offer milk or Kheer on the third day of Navratra

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First Published : 30 Mar 2017, 07:30:00 AM

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