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The 10 Forms of Goddess Shakti: 1) Goddess Kali 2) Goddess Tara 3) Goddess Shodashi 4) Goddess Bhuvaneshvari 5) Goddess Bhairavi 6) Goddess Chhinnamasta 7) Goddess Dhumavati 6) Goddess Bagalamukhi 9) Goddess Matangi 10) Goddess Kamala Our ancient texts mention about ten Mahavidya who are worshipped to seek all sorts of powers. Mahavidya worship is […]

The Goddess Tara is worshipped in both Hinduism and Buddhism as the goddess of compassion and protection. In Hinduism, she is a form of the female primordial energy known as shakti. The name comes from the Sanskrit root tar, meaning “protection.” In other Indian languages, the name translates as “star.” Tara first appeared as a […]

About Goddess Kamala: Goddess Kamala is one of the Ten Mahavidyas who is known as the wisdom Goddesses. She is also the Hindu Goddess of consciousness and creation. Goddess Kamala is represented as a beautiful woman adorned with golden skin and seated or standing on a lotus. She is also seen holding two more lotuses […]

Goddess Matangi is the ninth of the ten Mahavidya Goddesses or ten Tantric goddesses. Like Goddess Saraswati, She is a ferocious aspect of the Divine Mother Durga. She is said to be the Tantric form of Sarasvati who is the goddess of art, music and learning. She governs speech, knowledge, music and the arts. Worshipping […]

Bagalamukhi is the eighth of the ten Mahavidya Goddesses. Her name is the combination of Bagala and Mukhi. Bagala, which is distortion of the original Sanskrit root Valga (वल्गा), means bridle. The headgear used to control a horse is known as bridle. Hence Bagalamukhi means the Goddess who has the power to control and paralyze […]

The Goddesses in Hindu Dharma are often depicted as the powerful, radiant beings they are. They are beautiful, celestial, with virtues such as grace, nurturer, knowledge, wealth etc. One such form of the Goddesses is different from the rest, smoky complexioned riding a chariot with a flag bearing a crow- Dhumavati. Seventh of the 10 […]

Bhairavi is the fifth of the ten Mahavidya Goddesses. Bhairavi is a fierce and terrifying aspect of the Goddess and in nature hardly indistinguishable from Kali. Goddess Bhairavi is the consort of the Bhairava which is the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva associated with the annihilation. Bhairavi Origin:– Bhairavi is seen mainly as the Chandi […]

Bhuvaneshvari is the fourth of the ten Mahavidya Goddesses. She is also known as World Mother and personifies the whole universe. As name suggests she is the queen of all the worlds and rules the whole universe. She relates to Tripura Sundari in many aspects. Bhuvaneshvari Origin:- Bhuvaneshvari is known as Adi Shakti i.e. one […]

Goddess Shodashi is also known as Tripura Sundari. As the name suggests Goddess Shodashi is the most beautiful in all three worlds. In Mahavidya, She represents Goddess Parvati or also known as Tantric Parvati. Goddess Shodashi is also known as Lalita and Rajarajeshwari which means “the one who plays” and “queen of queens” respectively. Shodashi […]

Chinnamasta is the Hindu Goddess of transformation. She is one of the Mahavidyas, the wisdom Goddesses, and is probably the most terrifying of them. She is depicted holding her own head, which she has just cut off. Sri Chinnamasta Beginning: Stories of her origin vary, but one relates that Parvati was bathing with two attendants, […]