Society & Culture
Ma Durga, also known as Mahishasur Mardini as she had killed the buffalo headed demon called, Mahishaur. This occasion is celebrated as Navratri. The Mahishasura Mardini Stotram holds immense significance during Navratri. Composed by the great sage Adi Shankaracharya. This stotram is based on the Devi Mahatmyam and extols the different powers (shaktis) of the Devi. The Devi takes different forms of Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati and destroys the demons - Madhu and Kaitabha, Mahishasura, and Sumbha and Nisumbha.