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Chandi (Sanskrit: चण्डी, IAST: Caṇḍī) or Chandika (IAST: Caṇḍika) is a Hindu deity. Chandika is another form of Mahadevi . She shares similarities with the Goddess Chamunda , not only in name but also in attributes and iconography.
Trisula (trident) at Chandi Pahar, Haridwar. April 1814. Goddess Chandi also known as Chandika is the presiding deity of the temple. The story of the origin of Chandika is as follows: Long time ago, the demon kings Shumbha and Nishumbha had captured the kingdom of the god-king of heaven - Indra and thrown the gods from Swarga (heaven).
This prominence earned it the moniker Silver Street [6] —a name rooted in its Hindi counterpart, wherein silver is called Chandi. The term Chandni, which is closely derived from Chandi, further emphasizes the cultural and linguistic connection to the bazaar's identity. The pool at the square was replaced by a clock tower in the 1870s. The ...
The Kataka Chandi Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Chandi in Cuttack, Odisha, India, ...
Chandi Mandir (Hindi, Mandir: "Temple") is a Hindu temple dedicated to Chandi the goddess of power, near Chandigarh, located on NH-5 Chandigarh-Kalka highway in Panchkula city of Haryana state of India. It is about 15 km from the city of Chandigarh, which was named after the temple, and about 10 km away from the Mansa Devi Shrine.
Ramachandi is popularly believed the presiding deity of Konark, and the most benevolent Chandi known. It is certainly more ancient than the Sun Temple at Konark. From the architectural point of view, the temple of Ramachandi is not important but from the religious point of view, it is one of the famous Shakta pithas of Odisha. [1] [2]
Chandani Padva or Chandi Padvo is an occasion when Surtis (Gujarati people from Surat) enjoy a popular local variety of sweet Ghari, Bhushu (namkin). The festival falls on a day after Sharad Poornima, the last full moon day in the Hindu calendar. [1] People generally gather on the terrace with friends and family and enjoy delicious Gari and Bhushu.
Chandika Sthan is a Hindu temple situated in Munger, in the India state of Bihar. [1] It is one of the fifty-one Shakti Peethas , places of worship consecrated to the goddess Shakti . On the Northeast corner of Munger, Chandika Sthan is just two kilometers away from the Munger town.