Nine Goddesses of Navratri are collectively known as Navdurga and are mentioned in the Devi Mahatmya and Durga Saptashati. The Nine Goddesses worshipped on each nine-day of Navaratri are incarnations of Goddess Shakti.
The nine goddess are:
- Shailaputri, (green)
- Brahmacharini, (grey)
- Chandraghanta, (pink)
- Kushmanda, (white)
- Skanda Mata, (red)
- Katyayani, (blue)
- Kala Ratri (Kaalratri), (yellow)
- Maha Gowri (Violet)
- Siddhidayini. (Peacock green /Turkis)
During the nine days of Navratri there is a custom of wearing different colour dress – (Sarees). Information on what are the Navratri 2010 colours usually appears a couple of days before in the newspapers. This year the nine Navratri colors for 2010 where published on Indian newspapers on October 6, 2010.