Navratri has just kick-started and celebrations are in full swing. It is a nine day festival where nice forms of goddess durga are worshipped and the festival culminates on the tenth day, which is celebrated as Dussera.
On the second day Goddess Brahmacharini is worshipped. This form of durga is known to be peaceful, soft and enchanting. Those who worship her also imbibe her qualities of peace and happiness. She is depicted with prayer beads and kamandal in her hands.
Dadhanakara Padmabhyam akshamala kamandalam
Devi prasidathu mayi brahmacharinya nuththam
This is the mantra that is chanted on the second day of Navratri. By chanting this mantra, qualities such as penance and good conduct, that help an individual to prosper in life can be imbibed. She is the one who practises devout austerity.
According to religious beliefs, those who have faith in her and begin the rituals of day two during Navratri, are always shielded from problems.
This form is also known as Goddess Parvati, who was Lod Shiva's wife.
On the banks of Durga Ghat in Varanasi, is one ofthe oldest temples of Goddess Brahmacharini.
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