Shakti Worship is an important aspect of Hinduism. Shakti is Mother Goddess. She is popularly known as Parvati, Kali, Durga, Ambika, Uma, Bhagavati, Amba etc. Shakti is the power or energy – the feminine principle. The term Shakti is from the rook ‘sak,’ which means to have energy to do or to act. Energy is symbolically conceived as the all-pervading Mother Goddess. In tantric Shakta tradition, she is the supreme creator, sustainer and destroyer of the universe. The one who performs Shakti worship is a Shakta. Shakti worshippers are also known as Devi Upasakas and they worship the goddess for wealth, success, moksha or libration, knowledge, and infinite happiness in after life. The roots of Shakti worship can be traced to primitive societies, Indus valley civilization and the Vedic period. Shakti worship spread fast and wide during the period of epics especially the Mahabharata. Stories and symbolism in the Puranas helped Shakti worship reach commoners. Devi