Guide Note:In Hinduism, Durga is a beautiful warrior goddess who fights evil demons who embody such forces as jealousy, fear, and hate. The nine-day festival of Durga Puja in Bengal, India, is devoted to the worship of the goddess, who is often also called "Mother Durga." For Hindus, Durga embodies shakti, or female creative energy.

Durga is often depicted with multiple arms and three eyes. In traditional artistic representations, she often rides a tiger as she battles demons. Fast Facts:

Other names: Parvati or Lalitha
Durga is the consort of Lord Shiva
Durga is the mother of Ganesha and Lakshmi
While Durga is considered a mother goddess, she is also a warrior, and during festivals she must be supplicated to harness her fiery nature
Since March 2008, Lali Singh, a child born in India with Diprosopus or Craniofacial Duplication, has been worshipped as an incarnation of the goddess Durga.

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Wikipedia: Durga
The New York Ties: A 10-Armed Goddess Charms a Frenetic Megalopolis (October 22, 2007)
BBC Radio 4: Women's Hour: Hindu Goddess, Durga (October 10, 2005)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Goddess Durga as Slayer of the Buffalo-Demon Mahisha (Mahihasuramardini)
Kashmiri Overseas Association: Hindu Deities: Goddess Durga
AsianArt.com: Victorious Durga: Javanese Images of the Hindu Goddess
AsianArt.com: Trance-Dancers of the Goddess Durga
Calcuttaweb: Durga Puja Festival
YouTube: Kali Dance Honors Goddess Durga (October 17, 2007) (Time: 1:14)

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