Navadurga Hoysala architecture Goddess Durga manifested h | मंदिर • Temple
Navadurga
Hoysala architecture
Goddess Durga manifested herself, namely, Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Kali who are the active energies (Shakti) of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva respectively.
These three forms of Durga further manifested in three more forms each, and thus emerged the nine forms of Durga, which are collectively called Navadurga or Nine Durgas.
Here is collection of sculptures of Mahishasura Mardini, Durga, Kali and Lakshmi from Hoysala Temples of Karnataka (12th-13th Century CE)
