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Devi is worshiped in different forms, mostly as Mother.

There is a Branch of Hinduism which worships Devi through the Physical parts of the Body as well.

This system has the letters of the Sanskrit Alphabets to aid the process of realizing God hood, Devi.

There are various steps,branches in this.

Please read my post, Lalitha Sahasranama, an Introduction.

In this system the Devi is worshiped in the Form of Chakras in the body.

Each Chakra has a letter corresponding to it.

The Universal Vibration is synchronised with the inner vibration to achieve Union, of the Jivatman, in the case of Dwaita or Visishtadvaita  or reverting back to the Reality, as in Advaita,

The slokas Lalitha Sahasranama nad Soundarya lahari are replete with details of this process.

I plan to post a series of articles on the subject , incorporating Yoga and Srividya Upasana.

I am posting the different types of worship of the Mother Devi.

They are essentially ten in number, according to Srividya Tantra  Shastra.

Details may be found in the Devi-Bhagavata Purana, especially its last nine chapters (31-40) of the seventh skandha.

They are.

1. Kali – The ultimate form of Brahman, “Devourer of Time” (Supreme Deity of Kalikula systems)
2. Tara – The Goddess as Guide and Protector, or Who Saves.Who offers the ultimate knowledge which gives salvation (also known as Neel Saraswati).
3. Tripura Sundari (Shodashi) – The Goddess Who is “Beautiful in the Three Worlds” (Supreme Deity of Srikula systems); the “Tantric Parvati” or the “Moksha Mukta”.
4. Bhuvaneshvari – The Goddess as World Mother, or Whose Body is the Cosmos
5. Bhairavi – The Fierce Goddess
6. Chhinnamasta – The self-decapitated Goddess^[5]
7. Dhumavati – The Widow Goddess,or the Goddess of death.
8. Bagalamukhi – The Goddess Who Paralyzes Enemies
9. Matangi – the Prime Minister of Lalita (in Srikula systems); the “Tantric Saraswati”
10. Kamala – The Lotus Goddess; the “Tantric Lakshmi”

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavidya

* Considering the complicated nature of the subject, I shall be posting in around 300 words for an article.

Suggestions, corrections welcome.

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