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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...
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Besides the term Devi, the most
general name of the
goddess is
Chandi or
Caṇḍikā,
meaning "violent and
impetuous one", this was the
first instance of the...
- Patha. Caṇḍī or
Caṇḍika is the name by
which the
Supreme Goddess is
referred to in Devī Māhātmyam.
According to
Hindu Scriptures,
Caṇḍikā is "the Goddess...
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which are
Katyayani (10-armed),
Mahalakshmi (18-armed/1000
armed Devī
Ćaṇḍika from Durgā Saptaśatī),
Ugrachanda (18-armed) and
Bhadrakali (16-armed)...
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which are not
explicitly marked as Nāgas. However, many of the
local Cāṇḍikā, Jākh or Ghaṇḍiyāl
deities are also said to be
children of Nāg princesses...
- she was the
daughter of Kakutstha, born with the
blessings of
goddess Caṇḍikā, and was
devoted to her
husband Candraśekhara, no one
apart from her own...
- metre-high (154 ft). The term "candi"
itself is
believed was
derived from
Candika, one of the
manifestations of the
goddess Durga as the
goddess of death...
- Java) T. k.
lucipor Westwood, 1851 (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore) T. k.
candika (Fruhstorfer, 1905) (Sumatra) The name
honours Johann Christoph Friedrich...
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Hindu perspective, the term
candi itself is
believed was
derived from
Candika, one of the
manifestations of the
goddess Durga as the
goddess of death...
- metre-high (154 ft). The term "candi"
itself is
believed was
derived from
Candika, one of the
manifestations of the
goddess Durga as the
goddess of death...
