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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 ...
Navadurga (Sanskrit: नवदुर्गा, IAST: Navadurgā), also spelled Navdurga and Navadurgas, are nine manifestations and forms of Durga in Hinduism, [1] [2] especially worshipped during Navaratri and Durga Puja. [3] They are often considered collectively as a single deity, mainly among the followers of Shaktism and Shaivism sect of ...
He sees Durga in the temple and narrates the story of Dev painting her face. On hearing this, Durga and Purohit ji are glad. After many hurdles, Durga and Dev plan to get married, and everyone in the family is happy except Damini. Using her Yogamaya powers, Damini sends Durga 70 years back in time so that she can easily usurp the family's property.
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 ...
In Hinduism, Chandraghanta is the third navadurga aspect of goddess Mahadevi, worshipped on the third day of Navaratri (the nine divine nights of Navadurga).Her name Chandra-Ghanta, means "one who has a half-moon shaped like a bell".
Durga sara, an aspect of Bengal Patachitra. Durga pot or Durga sara is recognised as the worshiped patachitra. It worshiped in the Hatsarandi Sutradhar society of Birbhum district on Durga puja time. This type of patachitra is also worshiped is Katwa. Durga Pot has a hemispherical Patachitra where Patachitra of Durga is in the middle position.
Vindhyachal Temple, also known as Maa Vindhyavasini Temple and Vindhyachal Dham, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess Vindhyavasini, situated on the bank of river Ganga at Vindhyachal in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh.
Kanaka Durga Temple, officially known as Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Kanaka Durga. The deity in this temple is also popularly referred as Kanaka Durga. The temple is located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India on the Indrakeeladri hill on the banks of Krishna River. [1]