The form of the Goddess
worshiped on the eighth day of Navaratri is MahaGauri
(extremely fair).
MahaGauri is the form
of Parvati, who, after undergoing millennia of tapas to attain Lord Shiva, is purified by the sacred Ganges that
flows from the matted locks of the Lord. With this ablution, Parvathi becomes
radiantly serene and beatific.
She’s seated on the white bull, Nandi; and, is
herself clad in pure white attire. Four armed, she holds in one hand a trident,
and in another a damaru (small
double-sided drum). Her other two hands are in in abhayamudra (gesture of blessing and protection) and varadamudra (gesture of granting boons).
Among the Navagrahas, she governs Rahu. The sacred offering to MahaGauri
is coconut.
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