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Lord Krishna

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                                                                             Sarad purnima is one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar. It is also said that sarad purnima is the only day in the whole year when the moon rises up to all of its 16 kalas which make for a perfect human personality . According to the Drik panchang , sarad purnima is celebrated as raas purnima in the Brij region and it is believed that Lord Krishna performed Maha-Raas with his Gopis on this day. On the night of sarad purnima , the Gopies come out their homes after hearing the sound of Krishna's flute . The Gopis of  Vrindavan along with lord Krishna , danced throughout the night , according to mythology.                                                                   In Brijbhoomi the day is known as Raas Purnima . Sarad purnima known by various other names in different belts of the country such as Kumara purnima , Kojagiri purnima , Raas purnima , Navanna purnima o

Rani Sipri's Mosque

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                                                                        Rani sipri's mosque is located in Ahmadabad , Gujarat. This mosque is built in 1514 by Queen sipri , the Hindu wife of Mahmud Begda , a sultan who ruled Gujarat. It is also known as masjid-e-nagina ( jewel of mosque )  because of the intricate jali carvings on its walls. The queen commissioned this mosque in 1514 when her husband executed their son for some misdemeanor. After her death , the queen was buried in this mosque. Inside , there is also a jenana , a separate area for woman to worship .                                                   Rani sipri's mosque also known as rani sipri ni masjid or masjid-e-nagina , formerly known as rani asni's mosque , is a medievel mosque in Ahmadabad . Apart from the jama masjid , old Ahmadabad has over 50 smaller mosques dating all the way back to the 15th and 16 centuries . Of these , the most elegant one is rani sipri mosque located close to ast

Maa Siddhidatri

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                                                                        One the ninth day of navratri Siddhidatri is worshiped. It is clear from her name that all kind of achievements are accomplished in the goddess of debt. They have four arms. This goddess is sitting on a lotus flower . His vehicle is a lion . In their arms are chakras , maces , conch shells and lotus flowers . Among the ancient weapons , there are eight achievements called arima , mahima , garima , prapti , lashima , prakamya , ishitva and vashitva . These eight achievements can be achieved by the worshipand grace of Siddhidatri .                                                            By the grace Siddhidatri devi , her devotes can easily carry out even the most difficult task. All kind of good deeds are completed with this form of sadhana . Siddhidatri mata temples are situated in Varanasi , devpahari chattisgarh , satna madhya-pradesh and in sagar district of madhya-pradesh.

Maa Mahagauri

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                                                                  On the eight day of navratri Mahagauri is worshiped. It is clear from her name that her colour is white . This wear is also white and all the charms are also white . Mahagauri's vehicle is Taurus . They have four arms. The arms have abhaymudra , trisul , damru  and varmudra . It is known that she did penance four thousands of years to get load Shiva as her husband , which cause her to turn black , but then lord Mahadev anointed her with ganga water and made her white again. So that she was known as Mahagauri .                                                                   Mahagauri is also associated with goddess  ganga . The description of the glory of the goddess in the scriptures says that all sinsare washed away by the vision of this form. Practicing this goddess brings all the supernatural achievements . Goddess Mahagauri devi temple is situated in Varanasi and in Ludhiana .

Maa Kaalratri

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                                                                                    on the seventh day of navratri Kaalratri is worship . Her colour is as black as ego . Loose hair and a necklace worn around the neck are like lightning . Goddess kaalratri is created to destroy all demonic powers . This goddess has three eyes and four arms . The arms have a sword , an iron protective , abhaymudra and varmudra . kaalratri Devi's vehicle is a donkey .                                                                                            The goddess who destroys dark situations also protects a devotees from time to time. Darshan and worship of goddess kaalratri removes the titles produce by navagrahas .Worshipind goddess kaalratri brings eight achievements and nine treasures . Kaalratri is the goddess of night portion of each day and temple in located in Varanasi .

Maa Katyayani

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                                                                                        On the sixth day of navratri Katyayani is worshiped . It is believe that worship of this form leads to dharma , aarth , karma and moksha . she was born as a daughter in the house of Maharshi katyayan of katyagotra . So the got the name Katyayani . They are extremely shiny like gold and have four arms.The arms have abhaymudra , varmudra , sword and lotus flower.                                                She rides a lion . The vision of the sixth form of goddess Durga is consider by the monks as a form of wealth. The skandapurana says that the glory of this form of bhagvati cannot be describe in words . Shri Katyayani baneshwar temple at aversa is one of the most popular temple of Katyayani , other temple also includes chhatarpur temple in delhi , shri Katyayani peeth temple Vrindavan and Katyayani temple in Kolhapur .

Maa Skandamata

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                                                                                         On the fifth day of navratri Skandamata is worshiped. Skanda is a name of kartikey  ,the son of Shiva and parvati . She is name Skandamata because she is skanda's mother . There are four sides to this form of mataji. In one hand is holding kartikey , in the other hand is a lotus flower , in the third hand is varadmudra , in the fourth hand is a pink lotus .                                                               Skandamata rides a lion . Skandamata is the presiding deity of the solar system so that the supernatural radiant wheel of the appearance all around her. Worship of goddess Skandamata completes once's entire mental work and at the same time opens the way to moksha . Skandamata temple is also located in Varanasi .

Maa Kushmanda

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                                                                                     On the fourth day of navratri Kushmanda is worshiped . It is believed that maa Durga created is universe when there was darkness on the all sides before the creation of the universe . So she is called Kushmanda and is also called Aadishakti because of the origin of the universe.                                                                              She has eight  arms and rides a lion .The seven hands are the wheel , the mece , the bow , the kamandal , the kalash , the arrow and the lotus . It is believe that seeing and worshiping in the form of Kushmanda destroys all the sins of hu man beings. Visiting and worshiping the Kushmanda swarup of the goddess removes disease and grief and at the same time increases fame and fortune . Ghatampur in Kanpur district has one of the most famous temple of Kushmanda .

Maa Chandraghanta

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                                                                               On the third day of navratri Chandraghanta is worshiped and adored. At the head of this goddess is a bell shaped crescent moon . So that day are known as moonshine . This goddess is believe to have ten arms . Which is equipped with different weapons .                                                                      It is believed that worshiped this form of the goddess brings supernatural peace to the mind . And this leads to the attainment of the suprim welfare not only in this world but also in the hereafter. Chandraghanta temple is located in Varanasi .

Maa Brahmacharini

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                                                                     On the second day of navratri Brahmacharini is worshiped.In the hand of the Brahmacharini are garlands and kamandals .                                                               It is said in the scriptures that Maa Durga in the form of parvati gave birth to Parvatraja as a daughter there and at the behest of  Maharshi Narada did hard penance in her life to have lord Mahadev as her husband . She is known as Tapaswarini or Brahmacharini because of her thousands of years of penance. She had pleased Mahadev with his penance.So this form of worship and praise is done and the second Navratra.                                                                           Devotees and monks get endless godd Fortune from seeing the form of goddess Durga in the form of and ascetic worship of this form is extremely fruitful for ascetic. Goddess Brahmacharini worshiped on the second day of navratri . Varanasi is

Maa Shailputri

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                              On the first of day of navratri Shailputri is worshiped. Shail means Himalayas . She is called Shailputri because she was born in the Himalayas.                                                              In the form of parvati she is also known as the wife of lord Shankara . Tauras is her vehicle so she is also known as vasbharudha . she is holding a trishul and lotus in her hand. Shailputri temple as located in Marhiaghat of Varanasi and another one is at Hedavde mahalaxmi in Hedaved village.

Bohra Hajira

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                                                                       Bohra Hajira is a beautiful mausoleum , located in Nageshwar locality of Jamnagar in Gujarat . There's a dargah of the Dawoodi bohra society sometimes regarded to because the bohra Hajira. It one among the oldest dargah in Jamnagar. It's an excellent monument dedicated to the famous muslim saints and other people visit this place to known about the improved culture also because the heritage of the Gujarat. This is often very peaceful place which is refreshing minds. Made out of white marble , the mausoleum that represents the saracenic of architecture has intricate carvings. The surroundings of the mosque are infused with an air of serenity and calm within the midst of busting traffic and chaos all around.                                                                     It also referred to as Mazar E Badri , it's one among the holiest of its kinds in entire

Mahudi Jain Temple

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                                                                       Mahudi Jain temple is situated in Mahudi town in Mansa taluka of Gandhinagar , Gujarat . It is pilgrimage center of jains and other communities visiting temple of jain deity , Ghantakarna Mahavir and Padmaprabhu jain temple. Mahudi jain temple was established by jain monk , Buddisagar suri in 1917 . Every year , on kali chaudas , thousands of devotees visit the temple to attend a spiritual ceremony , havan. The idols and artistic remain found from the hollow of the world show that this place is almost 2000 years old .                                                                                  It was referred to as Madhupuri historically. The 22-inch marble idol of Padmaprabhu as a central deity was installed. High idol of Bhagwan shantinath within the Padmaprabhu posture is formed of 5 mental and it's radium eyes. It is every miraculous and wonderful . At such lonely places Bhudhisagarsuyrishvarji wor

Gurudwara Gobind Dham

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                                                                        Gurudwara Gobind Dham located in Ahmadabad , Gujarat. Gobind dham is one among the most important and most visited gurudwara in Ahmadabad. The devotees are expected to enter the gurudwara only after covering their hea d. It's very peaceful and delightful gurudwara at a prominent location. Guru Gobind was the 10th spiritual guru of the faith , who was also a warrior , poet and philosopher at a time when religious persecution was rampant under the rule of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb .                                                                      Boasting of a striking architecture of white and golden , the gurudwara offers utter peace and calm. Beside being the devotional place of worship , there also are wedding functions and other traditional and non secular programs conducted within the premises . On expressway and you'll easily visit gurudwara sahib albeit you

Jalaram Temple Virpur

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                                                             Virpur is the workplace of Shree Jalaram Bapa . Jalaram Bapa was a Hindu saint from Gujarat , India. He was born on 4th November 1799 . The mien shrine of Jalaram Bapa is located at Virpur. The shrine is actually the house complex where Jalaram Bapa lived durind his lifetime . The shrine houses the belongings of Jalaram and the deities of Rama , Sita , Lakshamana and Hanuman worshiped by him.                                                       There is also an actual black and white photo of Jalaram Bapa , taken one year before his death. The idol of Jalaram Bapa is shown as a smiling man holding danda and wearing often a white paghadi and white dhoti-kurta .In modern time , devotees of Jalaram have expwrienced that if they saint sincerely , he blesses them and fulfills their wishes. These experiences are known as y to the parchas . The pray to Jalaram Bapa and if their wish is fulfilled do fast and visit a templ