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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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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
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rather than a male god. She is also the only
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4992:Pal in Singh p.1840, Chapters 111-116
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4080:adding citations to reliable sources
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3869:According to a later episode of the
3838:Chamunda sculpture from Rajshahi at
5269:God Inside Out: Siva's Game of Dice
5210:. Abhinav Publications. 280 pages.
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5125:Srivastava, Sonal (10 July 2011).
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5242:University of California Press.
4532:Nalin, David R. (15 June 2004).
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113:Cremation grounds or fig trees
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5173:, Published 2004, 254 pages,
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3779:Chamunda, 11th-12th century,
3619:She is also one of the chief
3347:Other society-related topics:
1043:Upamāṇa (comparison, analogy)
5343:
4706:"Sapta Matrikas (12th C AD)"
4538:Clinical Infectious Diseases
3963:(Chapter 'Vana-parva'), the
3672:Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
3458:Hinduism and other religions
2255:Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
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5206:Wangu, Madhu Bazaz (2003).
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3856:from an eyebrow of goddess
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3175:Naalayira Divya Prabandham
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5223:Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
4926:"Devi: The Great Goddess"
4646:OmniMaster (2020-05-25).
3936:Association with Matrikas
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5150:Encyclopaedia of Jainism
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3972:Vishnudharmottara Purana
3612:and is one of the seven
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5709:Tripuratapini Upanishad
5235:Kinsley, David (1988).
5193:By Narendra Singh p.698
4983:Kinsley p.241 Footnotes
4882:"Glossary of Asian Art"
4627:www.rudraksha-ratna.com
4392:and protectress of the
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2465:Timeline of Hindu texts
2370:Siddharameshwar Maharaj
1403:Pumsavana Simantonayana
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5256:Abhinav Publications.
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893:Titiksha (forbearance)
5689:Devi-Bhagavata Purana
5281:Moor, Edward (1999).
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5252:Kalia, Asha (1982).
4648:"Hinduism: Shaivism"
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5745:Regional variations
5127:"The Goddess Sutra"
4965:Handelman pp.132–33
4769:Anistoriton Journal
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4470:Sachiya Mata Temple
4422:Sachiya Mata Temple
3846:In Hindu scripture
3523:Hinduism portal
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3182:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
2265:Dayananda Saraswati
2250:Bhaktivinoda Thakur
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5752:Caribbean Shaktism
5283:The Hindu Pantheon
5181:pp.168–9, 177-178.
5169:Babb, Lawrence A.
5106:Free Press Journal
4828:"Goddess Chamundi"
4739:Kalia, pp.106–109.
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2041:Morya Gosavi
2001:Jiva Goswami
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1327:Mohiniyattam
1220:Nididhyāsana
1025:Epistemology
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837:Ātman (self)
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5659:Mahalakshmi
5576:Shailaputri
5558:Kamalatmika
5548:Bagalamukhi
5132:13 December
5081:The Pioneer
4689:Wangu p.174
4612:Wangu p.114
4376:In Buddhism
4300:iṣṭa-devatā
4277:Mahishasura
4208:Mahabharata
4153:Bhubaneswar
4124:Tantrobhuta
4020:Devi Purana
4008:Māṭrpaňcaka
3996:Devi Purana
3966:Devi Purana
3960:Mahabharata
3916:Andhakasura
3749:jata mukuta
3745:Yajnopavita
3703:Iconography
3661:Vaishnavite
3477:and Judaism
3473:and Sikhism
3441:Iconography
3366:Nationalism
3359:Persecution
3143:Shiva Stuti
3037:Yoga Sutras
2867:Agni Purana
2769:Other texts
2760:Mahabharata
2503:Atharvaveda
2400:Vivekananda
2325:Rama Tirtha
2320:Ramakrishna
2295:Nigamananda
2285:Mahesh Yogi
2161:Sripadaraja
2151:Siddheshwar
2046:Mukundarāja
2026:Madhusūdana
2016:Kanaka Dasa
1941:Chakradhara
1885:Yajnavalkya
1875:Vishvamitra
1744:Pancharatra
1642:Vaisheshika
1598:Ratha Yatra
1546:Janmashtami
1541:Rama Navami
1458:Ritushuddhi
1433:Chudakarana
1423:Nishkramana
1393:Garbhadhana
1362:Pandav Lila
1271:Bhakti yoga
1156:Prāyaścitta
927:Niti śastra
775:Bhakti yoga
754:Vānaprastha
569:Vishvakarma
502:Post-Vedic:
338:Vaishnavism
280:Traditional
84:Affiliation
5787:Categories
5649:Taratarini
5596:Skandamata
5470:Maheshvari
5421:Bhadrakali
5179:0761932232
5158:8126106913
5111:2022-01-05
5010:Pal p.1844
4956:Moor p.118
4940:2017-05-29
4854:Wangu p.94
4782:2008-01-08
4716:2008-01-08
4657:2023-05-02
4632:2023-05-02
4600:Wangu p.72
4519:References
4508:Maheshvari
4474:Kshatriyas
4408:In Jainism
4394:Dalai Lama
4222:and Shiva.
4220:Jalandhara
4112:Bhavabhuti
3926:Mount Meru
3921:Haravijaya
3317:Varna-less
3189:Tiruppukal
3150:Vayu Stuti
3114:Panchadasi
3107:Swara yoga
2995:Kama Sutra
2934:Dhanurveda
2594:Taittiriya
2572:Yajurveda:
2564:Kaushitaki
2541:Upanishads
2533:Upanishads
2457:Scriptures
2305:Prabhupada
2221:Vidyaranya
2106:Ram Charan
2081:Prabhākara
1996:Jayatīrtha
1951:Dadu Dayal
1946:Chāngadeva
1805:Bharadwaja
1795:Ashtavakra
1561:Kumbh Mela
1509:Durga Puja
1438:Karnavedha
1418:Nāmakaraṇa
1347:Yakshagana
1276:Karma yoga
1266:Jnana yoga
1261:Hatha yoga
1198:Meditation
1171:Tirthadana
952:Aparigraha
808:Paramātman
793:Liberation
785:Karma yoga
780:Jnana yoga
509:Dattatreya
309:Traditions
234:Historical
76:Devanagari
5611:Mahagauri
5606:Kalaratri
5601:Katyayani
5591:Kushmanda
5568:Navadurga
5543:Dhumavati
5505:Mahavidya
5480:Vaishnavi
5409:Navadurga
5379:Saraswati
4486:samyaktvi
4452:Navaratri
4404:school.
4350:Kozhikode
4346:Koyilandy
4335:Telangana
4306:) of the
4176:Karnataka
4116:Rajasthan
4088:July 2021
3981:Elephanta
3896:Narasimhi
3883:Raktabīja
3801:Raktabīja
3729:panapatra
3724:khatvanga
3710:Mundamala
3594:Charchika
3491:Criticism
3485:and Islam
3446:Mythology
3299:Kshatriya
3231:Athichudi
3168:Tirumurai
3086:Tirumurai
2695:Vyākaraṇa
2631:Chandogya
2623:Samaveda:
2511:Divisions
2489:Yajurveda
2449:Ātmatuṣṭi
2405:Yogananda
2380:Trailanga
2375:Sivananda
2240:Aurobindo
2226:Vyasaraja
2191:Tyagaraja
2141:Sankardev
2111:Ramananda
2006:Jñāneśvar
1981:Harivansh
1966:Gaudapada
1931:Chaitanya
1870:Vashistha
1840:Patanjali
1820:Jamadagni
1739:Vaishnava
1727:Pashupata
1504:Navaratri
1481:Festivals
1448:Upanayana
1413:Jatakarma
1398:Pumsavana
1317:Kuchipudi
1312:Kathakali
1281:Rāja yoga
1215:Samādhāna
1096:Prarthana
1070:Practices
997:Svādhyāya
601:Mythology
596:Cosmology
589:Worldview
534:Kartikeya
465:Prajapati
404:Saraswati
5765:Hinduism
5644:Kamakhya
5639:Kalighat
5533:Bhairavi
5495:Chamunda
5465:Brahmani
5457:Matrikas
5416:Mahakali
5374:Mahadevi
5345:Shaktism
5086:21 March
4773:Archived
4560:15578390
4503:Mahakali
4492:See also
4482:Kuladevi
4390:Mahakala
4320:Dussehra
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1722:Kapalika
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1473:Antyesti
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1377:Adimurai
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