Goddess Durga and Goddess Bhagavati are manifestations of Goddess Shakti. The Goddess Durga form of Mother Goddess is worshipped throughout India . The Bhagavathi form is worshipped mainly in Kerala and few temples in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Goa . There is a difference between Durga and Bhagavathi worship. Bhagavati means 'goddess' ‘holy one’ or ‘divine one’ and it is a common epithet for Goddess Shakti in India. Today, for a Hindu devotee there is no difference between Durga, Bhagavati and Bhadrakali. The names are used by a devotee to describe Mother Goddess. Bhagavati is an important Goddess in temples in Kerala especially those associated with Shaktism. She is worshipped as the main deity in many popular temples like Attukal, Chettikulangara, Kodungalloor, Chottanikkara etc. Almost all villages had a Bhagavati temple in Kerala. She is the benevolent virgin mother. She also takes the fierce form of Bhadrakali to annihilate the