Durga Ashtami falls on the eight-day of Navratri and is considered as one of the most significant of all the nine days of festivities and prayers. It is believed that on this day goddess Durga killed the evil bull Mahishasur.
n the eighth day of Navratri, Goddess Maha Gauri is worshipped. It is believed that the divine light of Goddess Maha Gauri illuminates the entire universe. She is adorned in a white garb and beautifully seated on her ‘sawari’ – a bull. She protects and blesses her devotees with her four hands.