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Vanita is from Akkalkota, Solapur and has a business selling Chakali in Maharashtra.

She was abused by her in-laws after her marriage. In order to improve her life, she showed courage and started a small business despite physical and health problems.

Overcoming all odds and determined, she started her business with Solapuri Chatani. Now, she owns a small business selling Chakali.

On the third day of Navaratri, we worship Chandraghanta who is riding on a lion, always ready for war and adorned with a half moon. This is a form of Devi who shows valour, grit and determination. While she shows strength, she is also calm and serene.

The spirit of Vanita and Chandraghanta is the same and they teach us to be valorous in our pursuit of goals while remaining calm and serene.

Known by the name of Bayo by the entire village, she belongs to a tribal community. The jungle is her home. She is brave, confident, knowledgeable, happy and a lovely person.

She fights for tribal women’s rights and has associated herself with several local organisations. She doesn’t only for tribal women but she sometimes needs to fight wild animals, since the jungle is her home.

She is deterministic just like Bramhacharini who is doing intense tapas to achieve her goal. On the second day of Navratri, Mother Divine takes the form of Brahmacharini. This is a quiet, beautiful, and yet powerful form of Durga Devi, where She undertakes severe penance to attain Lord Shiva as her consort.

Both Bayo and Brahmacharini teach us to be resilient and determined to face any obstacle in this world.

Shailputri is the pure form of Goddess Parvati and the first Devi to be worshipped during Navaratri.
In every woman lives a goddess, Navdurga. We at MahaSanskriti are taking this opportunity to remember them and pay salute to them on the occasion of Navratri.
From a yogi’s perspective, the first day of Navratri is essential for spiritual development. The search for the soul, the search for oneself within oneself, as Shailaputri did.
Saguna, I met her in her small village (Lamani Tanda) in the Parbhani district of Maharashtra. She was so pure and humble. She was one of the best singers in her tanda. She also sang various beautiful Lamani songs. Today, on the first day of Navratri, I remember her and her insights. “She says that every day is new for me because my songs bring me closer to myself.”
Just like how praying to Shailaputri brings us closer to our consciousness, Saguna does that with her songs.