Chamundi

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Chamundi is a fierce form of the Hindu goddess Durga, venerated as a powerful destroyer of demons and protector deity, especially in South India.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chamundi canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu goddess ⓘ
fierce goddess ⓘ
form of Durga ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chamunda ⓘ
Chamundeshwari ⓘ
aspectOf Mahadevi ⓘ
associatedCity Mysuru ⓘ
associatedHill Chamundi Hill ⓘ
associatedWith Devi Mahatmya ⓘ
Mahishasura Mardini ⓘ
linked to: Mahishasuramardini

Shaktism ⓘ
belongsTo Hindu pantheon ⓘ
colorAssociation dark-complexioned ⓘ
deityType protector of devotees ⓘ
terrifying aspect of the Goddess ⓘ
epithet Mahishasura Mardini ⓘ
linked to: Mahishasuramardini
family consort form of Shiva as Parvati ⓘ
festival Dasara in Mysuru ⓘ
Navaratri ⓘ
formOf Durga ⓘ
linked to: Goddess Durga

Parvati ⓘ
linked to: Kamakshi
gender female ⓘ
hasDevotees royal family of Mysuru ⓘ
majorTemple Chamundeshwari Temple, Chamundi Hill, Mysuru ⓘ
mentionedIn Devi Mahatmya section of Markandeya Purana ⓘ
linked to: Devi Mahatmya

Markandeya Purana ⓘ
mount lion ⓘ
mythologicalAct slaying of Chanda and Munda ⓘ
slaying of the demon Mahishasura ⓘ
regionOfCult Karnataka ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
role destroyer of demons ⓘ
protector deity ⓘ
symbol cremation ground ⓘ
severed heads ⓘ
skull garland ⓘ
veneratedIn Karnataka ⓘ
Mysuru ⓘ
South India ⓘ
weapon skull-topped staff ⓘ
sword ⓘ
trident ⓘ
worshippedAs guardian deity ⓘ
kuladevi (family goddess) ⓘ
worshipStyle Shakta worship ⓘ
Tantric worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Chamunda → epithet → Chamundi ⓘ
Chamundeshwari → otherName → Chamundi ⓘ