Goddess worship is one of the longest standing religious traditions in Hinduism. Arthur Basham, a well-known historian of India wrote: The theme of shakti perhaps grew out of a conflict and eventual ...

Durga ashtami vrat is an important Hindu ritual dedicated to Goddess Shakti (Goddess Durga). Masik Durga Ashtami is a monthly event observed on the ashtami tithi (8th day) of the shukla paksha (bright ...

it stands to reason that this Hindu goddess and dark mother would contain multitudes. She is a stern, divine mother goddess who embodies (and is guided by) shakti, the feminine energy of ...

Magha Gupta Navratri is an auspicious 9-day period that is dedicated to worshipping the nine different forms of Goddess Shakti. It is observed from the ... in the ‘Magha’ month of the traditional ...

And it’s a good thing she did, she said, because the bond that she formed with Dolores — promptly renamed Shakti after the Hindu goddess of female creative energy — has become one of the ...