4. Ever wonder about the colours associated
with different forms of Goddess Durga?
We worship different forms of the Goddess
on different days during Navratri and
different colours that are associated with
each day of Navratri. These are the forms and
associated colours;
5. Goddess Durga as the daughter of
the mountain and true form of
Mother Nature. Worshipping her
means experiencing the divine in
everything. Grey is the colour of
Goddess showing omnipresence.
Day 1 ~ Shailputri ~ Grey
6. Day 2 ~ Brahmacharini ~ Orange
The proliferation of knowledge, the
emergence of consciousness, her
luminosity is like a thousand suns. The
colour orange symbolises her radiant
energy.
7. Day 3 ~ Chandraghanta ~ White
This form of Goddess signifies the
appearance of voice in an organism.
The colour white symbolises her purity
and peacefulness.
8. Day 4 ~ Kushmanda ~ Red
The power to give life through
conception is another form of
Goddess. The origin of life and
everything else. Red is the colour of
vigour and vitality.
9. Day 5 ~ Skanda Mata ~ Royal Blue
She is The Mother. Mother of
Kartikeya or Murugan.
She symbolises every parent that has
a child. Royal Blue symbolises her
energy and love.
10. Day 6 ~ Katyayani ~ Yellow
Formed out of anger of God, she is
the fierce form of Goddess. Her
energy, fierceness and ferocity are
like colour Yellow.
11. Day 7 ~ Kaalratri ~ Green
She is the slayer of everything.
The slayer of quiescent and
consciousness.
Destruction is necessary for growth.
Green symbolises nature and
energy.
12. Day 8 ~ Mahagauri ~ Pink
True for of Goddess, the one who
fulfils our wishes and desires. Pink is
associated with her for hope and
calmness.
13. Day 9 ~ Siddhidatri ~ Purple
She is the symbol of knowledge and
perception. She is the giver of
knowledge and through her blessing,
you can accomplish anything. Purple
is a symbol of knowledge, ambition
and power.