Ma Katyayani is worshipped on the sixth day of Navratri. She is one of the most worshipped forms of Durga and is considered a destroyer of evil. She has four hands and she wields a long sword and a lotus in two of them. She blesses with the third hand and protects with the fourth one.

According to the legends, there was a sage known as ‘Kat’ who had a son named ‘Katya’. Later, a sage named ‘Katyayan’ took birth as his descendant. Sage Katyayan had no offspring. He observed austere penance and worshipped the gods for a child.

Meanwhile, the demon Mahishasura was creating a lot of trouble for the gods. His oppression was increasing day by day. The gods approached Vishnu to sought a way to end Mahishasura. At Vishnu’s...