Navadurga (regional goddess) Navadurga (regional goddess). Shri Navadurga Devi, Kanyale, Redi, Tehsil:Vengurla Dist:Sindhudurg,Maharashtra,INDIA. Navadurga is the Kuldevta (family deity) of many Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB's) in India - in Goa & Maharashtra. There are many Navadurga Temples in Goa such as at Madkiam, Kundaim, Pale, Poinguinim, Borim, Adkolna, (Siddheshwar-)Navadurga at Surla & at Redi, Vengurla in Maharashtra. The Redi Navadurga was shifted from Goa in the 16th Century to present Vengurla location. For the goddess Navadurga worshipped in Maharashtra and Goa, see Navadurga (regional goddess). Navadurga, depicted surrounding Durga, worshipped in Varanasi. Meditative mantra. Each one of the Navadurga is known by a particular name and the deity has a particular dhyana-mantra, a mantra for meditation, a free English version of which is mentioned below: Shailaputri. Navadurga (regional goddess) - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navadurga_(regional_goddess). Navadurga is the Kuldevta (family deity) of many Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB's) and Daivadnya Brahmins in India - in Goa & Maharashtra. Due to the forceful Portuguese conversion and intervention into their rituals, the Deity with all the other purushas had to be shifted from Gavasim to their present respective places. Kalaratri - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaalratri. [regional goddess] Navadurga is the Kuldevta (family deity) of many Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB`s) and Daivadnya Brahmins in India - in Goa & Maharashtra. Due to the forceful Portuguese conversion and intervention into their rituals, the Deity with all the other purushas had to be shifted from Gavasim to their present respective places. The Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navadurga_(regional_goddess). No exact match found. Navadurga is the Kuldevta (family deity) of many Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB's) and Daivadnya Brahmins in India - in Goa & Maharashtra. Due to the forceful Portuguese conversion and intervention into their rituals, the Deity with all the other purushas had to be shifted from Gavasim to their present respective places. The Saraswats and Daivadnyas who left to the north of Goa, established a temple in the honours of the Goddess and revering her in nine different locations. The present temple along with Navadurga (Devanagari: नवदà¥à¤°à¥à¤—ा), which literally means the nine forms of Goddess Durga, constitute, according to vedic scriptures, the manifestation of DurgÄ in Her nine different aspects. These nine forms of manifestation are ÅšhailaputrÄ«, BrahmachÄriṇī, Chandrakaṇá¹Ä, Kuá¹£hmÄṇá¸Ä, SkandamÄtÄ, KÄtyÄyanÄ«, KÄlarÄtrÄ«, MahÄgaurÄ« and SiddhidÄtrÄ« - together worshipped during the NavrÄtri Vrata (Nine Divine Nights). Goddess Navadurga ,said to be a form of goddess Parvati , is the Kuldevata of many Goud Saraswat Brahmins (GSBs),among many others.She is said to be Mahishasur Mardini. Goddess Durga is worshipped in different forms . The Mahajans & Devotees(Bhakta) of this goddess are mainly settled in Maharashtra (at Vengurla, Ubhadanda,Kanyale-Redi,Mumbai & Pune) ,Goa ,Karnatak (at Kumbharwada ,Karwar,Sirsi, & Mangalore),Kerala (at Kochi) & at USA..