Durga Devi Vohra was the only child of a Gujarati Brahmin couple settled in Allahabad. Her mother died when she was young and her father took vows of sannyas, leaving her to be brought up by her aunt.

VIJAYAWADA: Goddess Durga Devi appeared in Gayatri avatar, considered the Veda mata, on the second day of the Dasara Navaratri celebrations at the Durga temple on the hilltop Indrakeeladri hill on ...

Vijayawada: The nine-day Dasara Sarannavaratri festivities at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada concluded on Monday with the presiding deity giving ...

VIJAYAWADA: More than 80,000 pilgrims from various places thronged Sri Durga Malleswara Varla Devasthanam (SDMSD) to have darshan of the presiding deity Kanaka Durga from 4 am to 11 pm, atop ...

Goddess Mahishamardini, Durga, the divine slayer of demons, has been a favourite icon delineated by ancient Indian artists. The images of Mahishamardini-Durga evolved in visual forms right from the ...

The 10-day annual Dasara festivities atop Indrakeeladri, the abode of Goddess Kanaka Durga here, will begin from October 3. The Kanaka Durga temple Vaidic committee has decided to adorn the presiding ...

One of the most revered temples in India dedicated to the goddess Durga, the Kanaka Durga Temple in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh naturally celebrates Navratri in a grand way. The nine-day festival ...

Vijayawada: Around 1.05 lakh devotees thronged the Durga temple by 8 pm on the seventh day of the 11-day Dasara festivities at the Durga temple on Sunday. The temple witnessed a massive rush of ...

The presiding deity Kanakadurga atop Indrakeeladri will appear as Sri Durga Devi on ‘Ashthami thithi' on seventh day of Navaratri on Tuesday. It symbolizes victory over evil. Holding weapons such as ...