Ashta Bhuja Goddess Durga

Here the goddess mounted on a lion is shown carrying weapons in her eight hands. Goddess Durga is one of the most widely revered female deities in India and she is worshipped in the form of her idols overpowering the demon Mahishasur. Once when Mahishasur wrought havoc on Earth and Heaven, all gods prayed to Brahma to find a way out to eliminate the demon. Goddess Durga was born out of the collective powers of all leading gods and goddesses, who eventually killed the demon.

This image is Uma(Parvati),Goddess Uma is known by many names,in scripture Durga Saptashati there are described 108 names of the Goddess like Shailputri (daughter of mountains) Skand Mata (mother of skanda) Mahagauri (extremely fair) Siddhidatri (giver of magical spiritual powers) etc.Goddess Uma is glorified in Indian literature and sculptures as being beautiful daughter of Himavat, the God of the

Great HimalayanMountains and the heavenly nymph Mena.Uma is above all known as Shiva's wife, who obtained her husband through great heroic effort and she is the one who provokes him into creating their child, this being necessary for the conservation of the world. Parvati discovered her passion for Shiva in childhood, and immediately realized that she needed to prove the endless depths of her feelings if she wished to become his wife. She focused her mind on Shiva only.