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Sidddhilakxmi, Nepal THE DASHA MAHABIDHAYAS Shaktism is worship of female dignity. Like Astamatrikas & Navadurga in Shaktism , Mahabidhya is also important part of Shaktism. They are also called as Dasha Mahabidhyas because this group have ten powerful goddess. This group is worship as part of Mahashakti or Paramshakti because Parvati is consider as complete incarnation of Mahashakti . And Parvati or Satya Devi is ponder as origin point of Mahabidhya. This group of goddess played very important role to develop tantrik sect in Shaktism. According to one shloka of Mundamala tantra ( मुण्डमालातन्त्रे) these dasa mahabidhyas are part of lord Vishnu. This text refer all Dasaavatar of Vishnu as Dashamahabidhya. Therefore, It mention Krishna is Kali, Ram is Tara , Baraha is Bhubaneshwori, Nirshinga is Bhairavi, Baman is Dhumabati, Pasu ram is Chinnamasta, Matshya is Kamala, Kurma is Bagalamukhi, Buddha is Matangi and Kalki is Sodashi. Whereas follower of Shaktism consider these D...

Maishashur mardini  Dashain is considered as the major festival of Nepal. Various deities are worshiped in the Shakta sect. This festival is celebrated by worshiping various goddesses for nine consecutive days from the day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Ashwin to the tenth day. Dashain is celebrated by worshiping Shaili Putri, Bramhacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalratri, Mahagauri, Siddhidatri and Navdurga. Chandi text is worshiped while worshiping in this festival. In particular, this festival is considered to be the victory of truth over untruth. In Nepal, it is especially believed that Goddess Durga killed Mahishasura and in India, it is said that Rama killed ravan.  On the first day, the jamara is kept in a secret place of his house. It is worshiped on a daily basis and animals are sacrificed. some offer animal sacrifices or coconuts. However this ritual can be different from others. The seventh day of Jamara is called Phoolpati, the eighth d...