durga identified as adi parashakti, is a principal and popular form of the hindu goddess. she is a goddess of war, the warrior form of parvati, whose mythology centres around combating evils and demonic forces that threaten peace, prosperity, and dharma the power of good over evil.durga is also a fierce form of the protective mother goddess, who unleashes her divine wrath against the wicked for the liberation of the oppressed, and entails destruction to empower creation]durga is depicted in the hindu pantheon as a goddess riding a lion or tiger, with many arms each carrying a weapon,????_often defeating????_mahishasura . the three principal forms of durga worshiped are maha durga, chandika and aparajita. of these, chandika has two forms called chandi who is of the combined power and form of saraswati, lakshmi and parvati and of chamunda who is a form of kali created by the goddess for killing demons chanda and munda. maha durga has three forms: ugrachanda, bhadrakali and katyayani. bhadrakali durga is also worshiped in the form of her nine epithets called navadurga.the photo is swiss gold plated to give it elegant look