Chaitra Navratri 2024: Different Vahanas Of Goddess Durga And Their Meanings

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Olivia Sarkar
Apr 13, 2024

Day 1: Shailaputri - Vrishabha (Bull)

The bull symbolizes strength, fertility, and stability. It represents Durga's power and her role as the divine protector.

Day 2: Brahmacharini

Maa Brahmacharini doesn't come on any vahana.

Day 3: Chandraghanta - Tiger

The tiger symbolizes courage, ferocity, and power. It represents Durga's fierce form and her ability to destroy evil forces.

Day 4: Kushmanda - Lion

The lion symbolizes courage, royalty, and strength. It represents Durga's valor and her role as the ultimate warrior goddess.

Day 5: Skandamata - Lion or Peacock

Skandamata is often depicted riding a lion or a peacock. The lion symbolizes strength and protection, while the peacock symbolizes beauty and grace.

Day 6: Katyayani - Lion

Katyayani is depicted riding a lion, symbolizing her fierce and warrior-like form. The lion represents strength, courage, and victory over evil.

Day 7: Kalaratri - Donkey

The donkey symbolizes humility, simplicity, and perseverance. It represents Kalaratri's ability to remove darkness and ignorance from our lives.

Day 8: Mahagauri - Ox

The ox symbolizes wisdom, strength, and auspiciousness. It represents Mahagauri's purity, grace, and divine power.

Day 9: Siddhidatri - Lotus

Goddess Siddhidatri is depicted sitting on a lotus flower with four arms, holding a discus, a conch shell, a trident, and a mace. She is also sometimes depicted with eight arms, holding various weapons and symbols of power.

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