Deity guide
Goddess Adi Shakti
Mahadevi, Para Shakti, Jagadamba (Mother of Universe), Bhavani, Adi Parashakti, Mahamaya, Maha Shakti, Prakriti, Para Prakriti, Yogamaya, Bhuvaneshwari, Tripura Sundari, Lalita, Ambika, Chandika, Chandi
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Goddesses
Worship at a glance
Key traditions and symbols
Worship Day
Friday (Shukravar), Tuesday (Mangalvar)
Offerings
Red flowers (hibiscus, red lotus), kumkum, red cloth, coconut, fruits, sweets, sindoor
Color
Red, crimson, golden
Main Mantra
ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे (Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vichche)
Goddess Adi Shakti
The Supreme Goddess, Primordial Energy, Para Prakriti
Famous temples
Kamakhya Temple (Guwahati, Assam) — Foremost Shakti Peetha (yoni peetha)
Vaishno Devi (Jammu, J&K) — Most visited goddess shrine in India
Kalighat (Kolkata, West Bengal) — Kali's toe fell here
Jwala Ji (Kangra, Himachal Pradesh) — Eternal flame shrine
Vindhyavasini (Mirzapur, UP) — Shakti of Vindhya mountains
Meenakshi Temple (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) — South Indian goddess par excellence
Chamundeshwari (Mysore, Karnataka) — Slayer of Chanda and Munda
Naina Devi (Himachal Pradesh) — Where Sati's eyes fell
Ambaji (Gujarat) — Heart of Sati
Tarapith (West Bengal) — Tantric Shakti shrine
Kanaka Durga (Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh)
Mookambika (Karnataka) — Combined Saraswati-Lakshmi-Parvati
🎉 Festivals
Sharad Navratri (Sep-Oct) — 9 nights of worship; most important Shakti festival
Vasant Navratri (Mar-Apr) — Spring celebration of Devi
Durga Puja (Bengal) — Grandest festival for the Goddess (Dashami)
Diwali / Lakshmi Puja — Worship of wealth aspect
Saraswati Puja / Vasant Panchami — Knowledge aspect
Navaratri Ashtami / Kanya Puja — Worship of young girls as Devi
Chaitra Navratri — Ram Navami connection
Ambubachi Mela (Kamakhya) — Annual menstruation festival of the Goddess
Bonalu / Bathukamma (Telangana) — Regional goddess festivals
Durga Visarjan (Dashami) — Immersion of Durga idols
Significance
The Supreme Goddess, Primordial Energy, Para Prakriti