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Chamundeshwari or Durga, the fierce form of Shakti, a tutelary deity held in reverence for centuries by the Maharaja of Mysore. The Chamunda Mataji temple in Mehrangarh Fort , Jodhpur , was established in 1460 after the idol of the goddess Chamunda — the Kuladevi and iṣṭa-devatā ( tutelary deity ) of the Parihar rulers — was moved from ...
The Mata Durga Temple of the Ganj Bazar is the ultimate destination of Goddess Shoolini which is regarded to be the abode of her sister Durga Devi. The Goddess Shoolini halts at her sister's place for three days and then returns to her own domicile.
Nandni Mata is a Hindu goddess. The name Nandni (sometimes written Nandini) is another name for Durga, which means "daughter". Nandni Mata is also called Nandore Ma in the Vagadi language. According to ancient Hindu epics, Nandni Mata was a daughter of Yashoda in the Dvapara Yuga, and killed Kamsa. Mostly she is worshipped at the Navratri festival.
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.
It is also considered to be one among the 108 Durga temples in the state consecrated by Lord Parasurama himself. The goddess is known as "Bijasani devi" in central India, and the Bijasani Mata temple is present on the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border. There is also a temple dedicated to this goddess in Pokhara, Nepal named Bindhyabasini Temple ...
The Kali yantra is worshipped at Pavagadh's Kalika Mata Temple.. Dating from the 10th-11th centuries, Kalika Mata is the oldest temple in the area. [citation needed] According to R. K. Trivedi in Fairs and Festivals of Gujarat (1961), the goddess Kalika Mata was initially worshipped by the local Bhil and Koli People, [10] When the toe of devi sati fell at the Pavagadh's highest tip at that ...
Shakambhari Mata Temple in Sambhar, Rajasthan. After the asura Durgamasura sought to plunge the earth in drought and scarcity, a century of suffering endured on earth, when the sages finally remembered the goddess Parvati after the asura had made them forget about the Vedas, she appeared upon the worlds in a dark-hued blue form, casting her hundred eyes on the sages.