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These characteristics, a contrast to the typical depictions of Hindu goddesses with full breasts and beautiful faces, symbolise the inevitability of old age, death, decay and destruction. Chamunda is often seen as a form of Kali. She appears as a frightening old woman, projecting fear and horror.
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are fearsome mother goddesses, abductors and eaters of children; that is, they were emblematic of childhood pestilence, fever, starvation, and disease. They were propitiated in order to avoid those ills, that carried off so many children before they reached adulthood. Chamunda is included in the
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were dismissive of Chamunda, the goddess who demands blood sacrifice - which is against the primary principle of Ahimsa of Jainism. Some Jain legends portray Chamunda as a goddess defeated by Jain monks like Jinadatta, Jinaprabhasuri. However, the most popular legend is of
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The goddess is often portrayed as residing in cremation grounds or near holy fig trees. The goddess is worshipped by ritual animal sacrifices along with offerings of wine. The practice of animal sacrifices has become less common with
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along with liquor. These methods of worship were retained in Tantric worship of Chamunda, after its assimilation into mainstream Hinduism. He proposes the fierce nature of this goddess is due to her association with
4231:. Another temple, Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham, also found in Kangra, is dedicated to Shiva and Chamunda. According to a legend, Chamunda was enshrined as chief deity "Rudra Chamunda", in the battle between the demon 3825:- (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's blood and Ambika. 4053:- where the Matrikas are compared to vices - Chamunda is considered as a manifestation of depravity. Every matrika is considered guardian of a direction. Chamunda is assigned the direction of south-west. 3934:, who has an ability - like Raktabīja - to generate from his dripping blood. Chamunda with the other matrikas drinks the blood of the demon ultimately helping Shiva kill him. Ratnakara, in his text 4257:
is the most prominent of them, also being one of the earliest temples in Bhubaneswar. The Mohini temple and Chitrakarini temple in Bhubaneswar are also dedicated to Chamunda.
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According to another legend, Chamunda appeared from the frown of the benign goddess Parvati to kill demons Chanda and Munda. Here, Chamunda is viewed as a form of Parvati.
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caves. Though she is always portrayed last (rightmost) in the group, she is sometimes referred to as the leader of the group. While other Matrikas are considered as
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in Osian was built in her honour by Jains. Some Jain scriptures warn of dire consequences of worship of Chamunda by the Hindu rites and rituals. Many
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rather than a male god. She is also the only Matrika who enjoys independent worship of her own; all other Matrikas are always worshipped together.
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above 300 feet. Chamunda Mata in Dewas is also called Choti Mata (the younger sister of Tulja mata, situated at the same hill top).
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Another Jain legend tells the story of conversion of Chamunda into a Jain goddess. According to this story, Chamunda sculpted the
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intervened and preached her, and as a result, Chamunda accepted vegetarian offerings, forgoing her demand for meat and liquor.
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tells a different story of Chamunda's origins. She with other matrikas was created by Shiva to help him kill the demon
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and was happy with the conversions of Hindu to Jainism and the subsequent renaming of their clan to
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from herself and with their help slaughtered the demon army of Shumbha-Nishumbha. In this version,
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and gourd is the crescent moon. She plays the instrument during the deluge that drowns the world.
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The black- or red-coloured Chamunda is described as wearing a garland of severed heads or skulls (
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from calamities. Apart from usual meaning of Chamunda as slayer of demons Chanda and Munda, the
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goddesses, who are attendants of the warrior goddess Parvati. The name is a combination of
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Art of Osian Temples: Socio-Economic and Religious Life in India, 8th-12th Centuries A.D.
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says that Chamunda was originally a tribal goddess, worshipped by the tribals of the
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Pal, P. The Mother Goddesses According to the Devipurana in Singh, Nagendra Kumar,
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Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions
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By Ramkrishna G. Bhandarkar, p.205, Published 1995, Asian Educational Services,
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A South Indian inscription describes ritual sacrifices of sheep to Chamunda. In
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Alchemies of Violence: Myths of Identity and the Life of Trade in Western India
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at times. Wangu also backs the theory of the tribal origins of the goddess.
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Shri Sachchiyay Mataji (Shri Osiya Mataji) A form (avatar) of Chamunda Devi
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Kinsley p. 147, 156. Descriptions as per Devi Mahatmya, verses 8.11-20
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Chamunda Devi Temple (Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham), Himachal Pradesh
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By Narendra Singh, Published 2001, Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.,
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is described as a Matrika who sucked all the blood of the demon
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There are multiple Chamunda temples in Odisha. The 8th-century
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Chamunda is one of the saptamatrikas or Seven Mothers. The
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Goddess of war and epidemics, famines, and other disasters.
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Chamunda, being a Matrika, is considered one of the chief
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Goswami, Meghali; Gupta, Ila; Jha, P. (March 2005).
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Another temple, Sri Chamundeshwari Kshetram is near
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Chamundeshwari or Durga, the fierce form of 5342: 5069:Ghadai, Balabhadra (September–October 2011). 4965: 4963: 4621: 4619: 4211:, around 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of 4046:stands for Brahma's head or lord or husband. 3845:Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh 3558: 8: 5280:Handelman, Don. with Berkson Carmel (1997). 5115:"History of Chamunda Tekri is centuries old" 66:14th century Nepalese sculpture of Chamunda. 4928:Kinsley p. 158, Devi Mahatmya verses 10.2-5 4323:rulers — was moved from the old capital of 4242:, two Chamunda shrines are on the hills of 5349: 5335: 5327: 4768: 4766: 4764: 4762: 4760: 3565: 3551: 194: 60: 5071:"Goddess Kichakeswari Temple at Khiching" 4562: 4547:"The Cover Art of the 15 June 2004 Issue" 4353:Sree Shakthan Kulangara temple is one of 4114:Learn how and when to remove this message 3837:miniature, possibly from a scroll of the 4908:Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). 4372:One Chamunda Mata temple is situated in 3833:The Great Goddess in Her Chamunda Form. 3806: 5014:Pal in Singh p.1840, Chapter 116(82-86) 4537: 4014:describe a pentad of Matrikas who help 3763:(sacred thread) of skulls. She wears a 2442:Sources and classification of scripture 206: 38:. For the skipper butterfly genus, see 3639:, a group of sixty-four or eighty-one 44: 5059:Joshi, M.C. in Harper and Brown, p.48 5005:Pal in Singh p.1840, Chapters 111-116 4825:. Norton Simon Museum. Archived from 4380:, It is situated on a hill top named 3737:(trident), sword, snake, skull-mace ( 1064:Anupalabdi (non-perception, negation) 1059:Arthāpatti (postulation, presumption) 7: 4096:adding citations to reliable sources 3885:According to a later episode of the 3854:Chamunda sculpture from Rajshahi at 5282:God Inside Out: Siva's Game of Dice 5223:. Abhinav Publications. 280 pages. 3743:), thunderbolt, a severed head and 3659:. She is identified with goddesses 5138:Srivastava, Sonal (10 July 2011). 4501:demi-goddess as per Jain rituals. 134:ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे 25: 3944:, the string is the cosmic snake 138:oṁ aiṁ hrīṁ klīṁ cāmuṇḍāyai vicce 5459: 5255:University of California Press. 4545:Nalin, David R. (15 June 2004). 4072: 4022:is described as worshipping the 3747:(drinking vessel) or skull-cup ( 3711:), identified with the fire god 3532: 214: 5088:Das, Dinesh (10 October 2016). 4791:from the original on 2010-05-05 4083:needs additional citations for 4038:gives a different explanation: 3779:. Her banner figures an eagle. 5298:, Asian Educational Services, 5284:, Oxford University Press US. 4511:List of Kuldevi of Rajput Clan 4397:, Chamunda is associated with 4335:: the festival of the goddess. 4303:The Chamunda Mataji temple in 4018:to kill demons. Further, sage 302:Epic-Puranic royal genealogies 124:Cremation grounds or fig trees 1: 5186:, Published 2004, 254 pages, 4273:, enshrine forms of Chamunda. 3795:Chamunda, 11th-12th century, 3635:She is also one of the chief 3363:Other society-related topics: 1054:Upamāṇa (comparison, analogy) 4719:"Sapta Matrikas (12th C AD)" 4551:Clinical Infectious Diseases 3979:(Chapter 'Vana-parva'), the 3688:Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar 3474:Hinduism and other religions 2271:Chandrashekarendra Saraswati 5747:Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad 5219:Wangu, Madhu Bazaz (2003). 4431:Mahavira Jain temple, Osian 3872:from an eyebrow of goddess 3655:, another fierce aspect of 3595: 3219:Kamba Ramayanam/Ramavataram 3191:Naalayira Divya Prabandham 919:Arishadvargas (six enemies) 863:Antaḥkaraṇa (mental organs) 858:Sūkṣma śarīra (subtle body) 137: 79: 5842: 5742:Saubhagyalakshmi Upanishad 5221:Images of Indian Goddesses 4424: 4357:temples. 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Index

Chamundeshwari
Nepal
Chamunda, Nepal
Chamunda (butterfly)

Sanskrit
Durga
Adi parashakti
Parvati
Kali
Mahakali
Mantra
Mount
buffalo
Dhole
Preta
Shiva
Bheeshana Bhairava
Bhoota Bhairava
a series
Hinduism

Hindus
History
Hindu synthesis
History
Indus Valley Civilisation
Historical Vedic religion
Dravidian folk religion
Śramaṇa

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