Somewhere Over the Rainbow #24 With Prats in Our Hearts - Page 90

At the time of Navratri festival in many households, Goddess Durga is welcomed as the daughter of the house and is worshipped! The fourth day is dedicated to 'Devi Kushmanda'.

Mata Kushmanda has eight hands, holding a bow, a jar of nectar, arrow, lotus, mace, discus, chakra and the eighth hand, she has a rosary for blessing her devotees. Due to eight hands, she is known as Ashtabhuja. Her complexion is radiant and body colour is golden. She rides on a lion. In many parts of India, she is worshipped as Lalitha Tripura Sundari.

According to an ancient belief, when there was no universe, there was only deep darkness around. Goddess Kushmanda smiled and thus, there was light everywhere. In this way, she created the Universe and filled it with life. The fourth day of Navratri is for worshipping the source of this creation!

She resides in the core of the sun and gets her energy from there. According to a popular belief, she controlled the sun and also the entire solar system. From now on, while worshipping Devi Kushmanda, you will know that you are worshipping the ultimate power of this universe!

She is the source of energy, which gives her devotees the ability to make decisions intellectually!