Kalaratri (Sanskrit: कालरात्रि, romanized: Kālarātri) is the seventh of the nine Navadurga forms of the goddess Mahadevi. She is first referenced in the Devi Mahatmya. Kalaratri is one of the fearsome forms of the goddess. [1][2]

Goddess Kalaratri is worshipped on the seventh day of Navratri. It is believed that the planet Shani is governed by Goddess Kalaratri. Goddess Kalaratri complexion is dark black and She rides on a donkey. She is depicted with four hands. Her right hands are in Abhaya and Varada Mudra and She carries sword and the deadly iron hook in her left hands.

Goddess Kalaratri, also spelled as Kalrathri, is the seventh Goddess among the Navadurgas and is a representation of the destructive power of Shakthi. She takes the lead as the primary deity on the seventh day of Navarathri’s. Although Goddess Kalaratri looks very fierce among the Navadurgas, it is only for the demons and the wicked.

Kaalratri is the seventh form of the goddess worshipped during the festival of Navratri, a time dedicated to honoring the divine feminine. Revered as a fierce and powerful goddess, Maa Kaalratri embodies the qualities of destruction and transformation.

On the seventh day of Navratri, Mother Divine takes the form of Kaalaratri. She is one of the most ferocious and destructive forms of Durga Devi. Navratri falls between October 3rd to October 12th in 2024. Kaala means ‘time’ as well as ‘black’, and ratri means ‘night’. The Devi is worshipped as the destroyer of ignorance and remover of sorrow.

Learn about the story, puja vidhi, Gayatri beej Jaap mantra & favorite color of the maa Kalratri Devi who is the 7th-day goddess of the Navratri festival.

Maa Kaalratri is worshiped to destroy agony of awry influence from life of mankind. On the seventh day of Navratri Pooja, Saptami fast is observed to please this deity. Tantra-mantra practices are also performed and accomplished under blessings of this Goddess.