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Ripumari DurgaGoddess stands on Padmasana (lotus seat) placed on square pedestal.

Holds Trisula (trident) in right hand, drinking cup in left hand. Hair in bun
on top of head with braid down back. Right hand broken off. Her mantra
bestows success to the devotees.Her worshiper win over six
enemies(Lust, Greed, Anger, Arrogance, Attachment and Jealousy).

Nilakanthi DurgaGoddess stands erect on Padmasana (lotus seat) against gateway of


radiance. Has four arms Trisula (trident) in front right hand, pasa (noose)
in rear right hand, cup in front left hand, drum in rear left hand. Sesh-nag
(five-headed cobra) below Yali on arch.Her worship removes poison .

Jaya-Durga
Goddess stands on disc. Has four arms. Trisula (trident) in front right hand, Chakra in rear right hand,
drinking cup in front left hand, sankha in rear left hand. Her worshiper win over everything.

Hara Siddhi
Goddess carries in her hands a damaru, the kamandalu, the khadga and
the drinking vase. It is said that devotees who worship her are blessed by
her and their wishes are fulfilled.

Rudramsa Durga
Goddess is dark complexioned and has two eyes. She is adorned with red
garments. Her head is decorated with kirlta-mukuta and she is decked
with gold ornaments studded with rubies. She has four hands with which
she holds a trident, a khadga, a conch shell and a chakra. The lion is her
vehicle. The sun and the moon are lodged on the either side of the
Goddess. The Rudra form that is incorporated in Rudramsa Durga is that
of the Shiva that created numerous spirits in anger to destroy those who
had deviated from the path of Dharma.She destroyss those things are not
needed .

Agni Durga Goddess has eight hands, six of which hold a chakra, a khadga, a khetaka,
an arrow, a noose and an ankusa. The remaining two hands depict the
varada mudra and the other in tarjani mudra. She has three eyes and has
a beautiful complexion brilliantly lighted up. A crescent appears over her
crown. The lion is her vehicle. Two celestial damsels can be seen on either
side of the goddess each holding a sword and a shield. She is basically
worshipped for getting protection from enemies.

Vindhyavasini Durga This form of the goddess retains much of her ethnic character. She is the
presiding goddess of the Vindhya Mountain Range or Saptasri Devi of
Sagaragadh in the Kolaba region of Maharashtra. In Punjab and Himachal
Pradesh she is manifested as a young girl. She is known to perform
mimetic magic to foster the growth of crops. Vindhyavasini Durga has a
bright complexion. She is seated over the golden lotus, having three eyes
and four arms. With her two hands she holds a conch shell and a chakra
while with the remaining two hands she holds the varada mudra and
abhaya mudra. Her head is adorned with the crescent moon and is decked
with gorgeous ornaments. The lion is her vehicle.

Vana Durga She is conceived with eight arms, in the seven of which, she is required to
hold the conch shell, chakra, khadga, khetaka, an arrow, a bow and sula.
The remaining hand project the tarjani posture. She possesses the green
complexion like the grass. In the Vedic literature, she has been conceived
as Aranyani or Vanaspati representing the plants and greenery. In the
Atharva Veda these two goddesses play an important role influencing the
indigenous systems of medicines.

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