The nine avatars of Maa Durga are Maa Shailputri ... The word Mahagauri translates to 'extremely fair' symbolising the goddess' radiant and fair appearance. The legend goes that Goddess Parvati ...

the fast is broken only on eighth or ninth day. Only light food is taken and at the end of the festival - they feed beggars and even young girls are worshipped as Durga Maa. In Gujarat, a lot of ...