Chamunda

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Chamunda is a fierce and terrifying aspect of the Hindu goddess Kali, associated with destruction of evil, cremation grounds, and protective wrath.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chamunda canonical 2
Chamunda Mata 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu goddess
aspect of Kali
form of Durga
associatedText Devi Mahatmya
Markandeya Purana
Matsya Purana
Varaha Purana
associatedWith Durga
linked to: Goddess Durga

Kali
Mahavidya tradition
linked to: Mahavidyas

Shakti
linked to: Shaktas

blood
death
ghosts and spirits
tantric practices
colorAssociation dark
domain battlefields
cremation grounds
destruction of evil
epithet Chamundeshwari
Chamundi
Charchika
Mahashmashana Vasini
Rakteshwari
linked to: Bhavani Mata

Shmashana Kali
linked to: Smashana Kali
festival Durga Puja
Navaratri
function protector against black magic
protector of villages and boundaries
gender female
hasAttribute fierce
protector of devotees
terrifying
wrathful
iconographicFeature emaciated body
garland of skulls
long disheveled hair
necklace of severed heads
protruding teeth
seated on a corpse
sunken belly
three eyes
memberOf Ashta Matrika
Sapta Matrika
mount corpse
owl
mythologicalRole slayer of demons Chanda and Munda
regionOfCult Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Odisha
linked to: Orissa

Rajasthan
religion Hinduism
veneratedBy Shakta Hindus
linked to: Shaktas

Tantric practitioners
weapon damaru
sword
trident
worshipPlace Chamunda Devi Temple, Himachal Pradesh
Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysuru
Charchika Temple, Banki, Odisha
various Shakti Peethas

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kali epithet Chamunda
Mata usedAsSuffixInName Chamunda Mata
linked to: Chamunda
Chandi epithet Chamunda