# Navratri Day 3: Maa Chandraghanta puja performed on 13 October 2026-10-13T02:39:15+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Maa Chandraghanta, the third form of Goddess Durga, was worshipped on Tuesday, 13 October, the third day of Shardiya Navratri. Her name derives from the half-moon shaped like a bell on her forehead, and she is considered a symbol of courage, strength and fearlessness. Devotees performed puja, mantra japa and aarti on this day. The goddess is typically depicted with ten arms holding weapons and other objects, including a trishul, sword, mace, bow, arrow, lotus and kamandalu. Each item carries religious symbolism: the trishul represents the destruction of evil, the sword stands for knowledge and justice, while the lotus signifies purity. In a separate explanatory piece, the symbolism of the gada, dhanush and baan, as well as the bell and kamandalu, was also detailed. The accounts note variations in the exact combination of items across different traditions and texts. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Prabhat Khabar and TV9 Hindi offer explanatory, non-controversial pieces on Maa Chandraghanta, the third form of Navdurga worshipped on the third day of Shardiya Navratri. There is no political or ideological slant in either report. Prabhat Khabar focuses on the religious significance of each weapon in the goddess's ten hands, interpreting them as symbols of courage, wisdom, and renunciation. TV9 Hindi, published on the day of the puja itself, provides a practical guide including the puja vidhi, mantra, and kavach, along with a disclaimer that its content is based on religious beliefs. The coverage is uniform, straight reporting on a religious observance, with no conflict between the two sources. The shared limitation is that neither source provides a single, universally accepted list of the ten items in the goddess's hands, noting variations across traditions. The story is purely devotional and advisory, with no next step beyond the puja on 13 October 2026. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - prabhatkhabar.com (neutral report) Explains symbolism of each weapon, no current event - tv9hindi.com (neutral report) Focuses on puja ritual and mantra for the day This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: DURGA, Maa Chandraghanta, Navratri Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/navratri-day-3-maa-chandraghanta-puja-performed-on-13-october/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/navratri-day-3-maa-chandraghanta-puja-performed-on-13-october/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/