Bhadrakali in the context of Devi Kanya Kumari


Bhadrakali in the context of Devi Kanya Kumari
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Devi Kanya Kumari (Tamil: கன்னியாகுமரி) (Sanskrit: देवी कन्या कुमारि, romanizedDēvi Kanyā Kumāri) is a manifestation of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi in the form of an adolescent girl. She is variously described by various traditions of Hinduism to either be a form of Parvati or Lakshmi. She is also worshipped as an incarnation of the goddess Bhadrakali by Shaktas, and is known by several names such as Shrī Bāla Bhadra, Shrī Bāla, Kanya Devi, and Devi Kumari.

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Bhadrakali in the context of Katyayani

Katyayani (Sanskrit: कात्यायनी, romanizedKātyāyanī, lit.'she who is of Katya') is a form of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi, venerated as the slayer of the tyrannical asura Mahisha. She is the sixth of the Navadurga, and is worshipped on the sixth day of Navaratri.

In Shaktism, she is associated with the fierce forms of Shakti or Durga, a warrior goddess, which also includes Bhadrakali and Chandika.

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