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Tarkulha Devi is believed to be one associated with the Goddess Durga. Her name is derived from the "tarkul" tree, meaning palm tree. [1] The temple is particularly significant due to its association with the Indian independence movement. Freedom fighter Bandhu Singh considered Tarkulha Devi as his Ishta Devi (chosen deity).
The marvellous temple of Shoolini Devi is principally reckoned for the Shoolini Mela celebrated here in the last week of June every year. Dedicated to the patron Goddess of Solan i.e. Maa Shoolini, celebrated in the honor of Goddess Shoolini commemorates the three days visit of the Goddess Shoolini Devi to her elder sister.
These usages are in different contexts. For example, Durg is the name of an Asura who had become invincible to gods, and Durga is the goddess who intervenes and slays him. Durga and its derivatives are found in sections 4.1.99 and 6.3.63 of the Ashtadhyayi by Pāṇini, the ancient Sanskrit grammarian, and in the commentary of Nirukta by Yaska ...
The Dadhimati Mata Temple of Rajasthan preserves a Durga-related inscription from chapter 10 of Devi Mahatmya. The temple inscription has been dated by modern methods to 608 CE. [43] [44] 13th-14th century Durga statue from Ambari, Guwahati, Assam.
According to the Devi Mahatmya, in the legend called the Mahishasura Vadha, [8] furious about the asuras under Mahishasura expelling the devas and overrunning Svarga, the Trimurti (supreme trinity) of the deities Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva combined their energies, which assumed the form of a goddess called Durga. Armed with the weapons and ...
The Valayadheeswari Temple or the more popularly known as Ammathiruvadi Temple of Urakam is the foremost of the 108 Durgaalayams (durga Temples) of Kerala. According to the Puraanaas , Kerala was reclaimed by Lord Parasurama , the sixth avatar of Maha vishnu , from sea by throwing his parasu (axe) from Kanyakumari to Gokarna and divided this ...
In a Bengali rendering of the Ramayana legend, Rama travelled to Lanka to rescue his abducted wife, Sita, from Ravana, the rakshasa king. Ravana was a devotee of Durga, who worshipped her in a temple in Lanka. However, angered by the abduction of Sita, a form of the great goddess, Durga shifted her loyalties to Rama.
The legend is set in Vishnupur or Bishnupur (in the present West Bengal), the seat of the Mallabhum kingdom from 7th century AD to 19th century during the period of Malla kings who belonged to Bagdi caste (Barga Kshatriya). The queen had a friend belonging to Mochi caste who ate beef. The queen was horrified to learn this, out of curiosity the ...