Mata Kalaratri Navratri Day 7: Mantra, Puja Vidhi, Bhog, Aarti
Kalaratri is the seventh of the 9 forms of the Goddess Parvati, called the Navadurga. She is first referenced in the Durga Saptashati, Chapters 81-93 of the Markandeya Purana, the earliest notable literature on the Goddess Durga. Kalaratri is widely considered one among the various destructive form of the Mother Goddess, that embody Kali, Mahakali, Bhadrakali, Bhairavi, Mrityu, Rudrani, Chamunda, Chandi, and Durga. The complexion of Kalaratri is that of the darkest of nights with bountiful hair and a heavenly-shaped form. She has four hands - the left two hands ...