Maa Kushmanda sits on a lion with eight hands holding various items like Kamandal, Dhanush, Bada, Kamal, Amrit Kalash, Jap Mala, Gada, and Chakra. She is worshipped with red flowers and is believed to grant her followers good prosperity, well-being, and power.

The third day of Navratri is dedicated to the worship of Maa Chandraghanta. It is thought that through worshipping him, devotees' sins are eliminated and any fears in life are also alleviated. Let's find out the origin of the name Chandraghanta for the third form of the Maa Durga, what to offer as bhog, and more.