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The temple has been mentioned in Durga Saptashati. It is written that the goddess Durga was born from the womb of Yashoda on the same night as Krishna was born. When Kansa (King of Mathura) tried killing the baby by smashing her body to a stone, she miraculously went away from his grip and turned into the divine form of the goddess.
The Goddess Ambika (here identified with: Durga or Chandi) leading the Eight Matrikas in Battle Against the Demon Raktabīja, Folio from a Devi Mahatmya - (top row, from the left) Narasimhi, Vaishnavi, Kumari, Maheshvari, Brahmi. (bottom row, from left) Varahi, Aindri and Chamunda, drinking the blood of demons (on right) arising from Raktabīja ...
Maa Mangala is a Hindu goddess who is one of the manifestations of Shakti. In ancient times, Buddhist monks used to symbolize Mangala as goddess Tara . Now the deity worshiped as one of manifestations of Hindu deity Durga in the hymn of the goddess Vanadurga .
This is eight handed sculpture of maa Durga. In each hand she holds Chura, arrow,Khadga, Trisula, Dhala, Dhanu, Ghanta & in the lower left hand she holds the Mastaka of the Asura. Here Mahishasura is depicted in human form. If you look carefully you can notice a lion which is the vahana of maa Durga attacking the Mahishasura from the back.
The temple was built in 13th century as a shrine dedicated to goddess Durga, locally known as Bhimakali, and is revered as one of the 51 sacred shakti peethas. She is the kuldevi of the rulers of the erstwhile Bushehr state. The temple is a popular pilgrimage site in Himachal Pradesh.
Armed with the weapons and attributes of the deities, Durga slew the shape-shifting Mahishashura, who assumed the forms of a lion, elephant, and a buffalo, and finally a man. She was glorified by the deities as the primordial being and the origin of the Vedas. Pleased by their hymns, the goddess promised the deities salvation whenever they ...
Bijasan Mata Temple is one of the temples of the Hindu goddess Durga, situated in Indore District of Madhya Pradesh, India. This temple is built in the year 1760 by Shivaji Rao Holkar . This temple is visited by thousands of devotees during Navaratri.