Maa Siddhidatri is worshipped on the ninth day of Sharad Navratri 2026 (Credit: AI)
\n\nSharad Navratri began on Sunday, October 11, making today, October 19, the ninth day of the festivities. Of the nine forms of Goddess Durga, the ninth day is dedicated to the worship of Maa Siddhidatri with the colour for the day being peacock green. Here is everything you need to know about this day.
\n\nMaa Siddhidatri's name combines the terms 'Siddhi' meaning supernatural power or perfection and 'Datri; meaning 'giver'. The story, as stated in the Devi Purana, goes that when the universe was dark and formless it was the supreme Mahadevi who was summoned to manifest the process of creation. In fact, it was this formless version of the Goddess – or shakti – that Lord Shiva worshipped, to gain divine powers. Maa Siddhidatri is the divine force that then emerged from the left half of Mahadev. Their divine union resulted in Lord Shiva taking the form of Ardhanarishvara. Maa Siddhidatri went on to bless Lord Shiva with 18 siddhis while Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu were granted the Ashta-Siddhis – namely, anima, mahima, garima, laghima, prapti, prakamya, ishatba and vashitva, enabling them to perform…
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