Chamundeshwari: The Chamundeshwari Temple Mysore

The Chamundeshwari Temple Mysore is a Hindu temple located on the Chamundi Hills in Mysore, Karnataka, India. It is dedicated to the goddess Chamundeshwari , who is a form of the Hindu goddess Durga. Chamunda (Sanskrit: चामुण्डा, IAST: Cāmuṇḍā), also known as Chamundeshwari , Chamundi or Charchika, is a fearsome form of Chandi, the Hindu mother goddess, Mahadevi and is one of the seven Matrikas. [4] She is also one of the chief Yoginis, a group of sixty-four or eighty-one Tantric goddesses, who are attendants of the warrior goddess Parvati. [5] The name is a combination of Chanda and Munda, two demons whom Chamunda killed. She is closely associated with Mahakali or ... Sri Chamundeshwari Temple History The Sri Chamundeshwari Temple occupies an eminent position in the history of Karnataka and Hindu religion with great antiquity and a history of over 1000 years. A fierce form of ‘Shakti’, the temple is built for the goddess ‘Chamundi’, one of the avatars of Durga or Parvati. Visit the ancient temple of Sri Chamundeshwari , the tutelary deity of Mysuru Maharajas, on the Chamundi Hill. Book sevas, rooms, darshana and abhisheka timings, and nearby places to explore.