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Navratri 2017, Day 7: Know about Maa Kalratri's Interesting fact

Maa Kalratri is the seventh form of the nine forms of Goddess Durga also known as Kali. Kaal means time and death and Kaalratri means the One who is the Death of Kaal. Goddess Kaalratri is widely regarded as one of the many destructive forms of Mother Goddess - Kali, Mahakali, Bhadrakali, Bhairavi, Mrityu, Rudrani, Chamunda, Chandi and Durga.

News Nation Bureau | Updated : 27 September 2017, 08:07:21 AM
Navratri 2017

Navratri 2017

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Maa Kalratri is the seventh form of the nine forms of Goddess Durga also known as Kali. Kaal means time and death and Kaalratri means the One who is the Death of Kaal. Goddess Kaalratri is widely regarded as one of the many destructive forms of Mother Goddess - Kali, Mahakali, Bhadrakali, Bhairavi, Mrityu, Rudrani, Chamunda, Chandi and Durga.
Navratri 2017

Navratri 2017

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Ma Kali, born out of the brow of Ma Durga, is often defined as the ferocious and more powerful mani
Navratri 2017

Navratri 2017

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Often Ma Kali’s dark skin symbolizes eternal darkness with the potential to both create and destroy.
Navratri 2017

Navratri 2017

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If her two hands rise to demolish and destroy the world, her other two hands raise to bless us—there
Navratri 2017

Navratri 2017

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It is believed that when Goddess Parvati shed her dark skin, Ma Kali was born of it. Hence, according to the legends, her other name remains Kaushiki whereas Parvati’s other name is Gauri.
Navratri 2017

Navratri 2017

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Kali is love: if her destructive image produces an overpowering image fear.

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